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4 to be honored at Rose Parade
Northwest Arkansas News He is one of 72 deceased donors to be memorialized on the float, which is titled “The Never-Ending Story.” “Donation is a never-ending story,” Weadock said. “Its effects go on and on and on.” Linda Weaver, 57, an organ recipient from El Paso, and … |
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How a liver transplant saved Libby’s life
The Canberra Times In the ACT, there have been 10 deceased organ donors this year and 30 transplant recipients. According to transplant waiting list data, the highest need is for kidneys followed by livers. On average there are 217 liver transplants in Australia each year. |
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Organ recipients to join float in Rose Parade
Glendale News Press Alex Parajon’s mother had just died, and amid the grief, he had to quickly make an important decision: whether to have her organs donated. After phone calls to relatives in Nicaragua to get their blessing, he chose to move forward with the donation … |
PR Newswire (press release)Virginia Beach Organ, Tissue And Cornea Donor To Be Honored On Rose …PR Newswire (press release)Atop the float, the floragraphs will grace 72 books that hold their inspirational stories, with an open book seeming to release…
Pleasanton Weekly |
Tri-Valley native, double-lung transplant recipient to appear in Rose Parade
Pleasanton Weekly “I’m just one of thousands of organ recipients, and each person has their own unique story and connection to their donor,” Dowling said. “But it will be a wonderful moment to dedicate a rose to my donor and I feel very lucky to have the opportunity to … |
Fort Frances Times |
Only one-third of organ donors ID’d
Fort Frances Times Each deceased donor provides an average of three solid organs to recipients, which suggests that 3,577 organs could have been available for transplant if donors were better identified and managed through the appropriate steps of organ donation, CIHI said. Opinion: ‘Family veto’ dilemma and organ donationEdmonton Journal |
lehighvalleylive.comLehigh Valley Health Network marks 1000th organ transplantlehighvalleylive.comThe hospital now performs more than 70 transplants a year, and living donation transplants have slowly risen from about 10 percent to nearly 20 percent, M…
AxoGen, Inc. Avance(R) Nerve Graft Recipient to be honored on Donate Life …MarketWatchShirley, a native of Illinois, is one of 30 riders on the float, all of whom have received the gift of donated tissue, organs or eyes thanks to the generosity of de…
AxoGen, Inc. Avance(R) Nerve Graft Recipient to be honored on Donate Life …GlobeNewswire (press release)Shirley, a native of Illinois, is one of 30 riders on the float, all of whom have received the gift of donated tissue, organs or eyes thanks to th…
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How the First Successful Kidney Transplant Happened
TIME Today, kidney donors don’t have to be related to the patient, they don’t even have to be alive. According to the National Kidney Foundation, in 2013, 16,896 kidney transplants took place in the U.S., and 11,163 were from deceased donors and 5,733 from … |