MyrtleBeachOnline.com |
Liver transplant recipient marks 25th anniversary
MyrtleBeachOnline.com The procedure expanded the options for children with liver disorders, many of whom died while waiting for a liver from a deceased donor. It was first used only in small children. It’s now used for older children, and at some transplant centers, for adults. |
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Liver transplant recipient marks 25th anniversary
TheNewsTribune.com The procedure expanded the options for children with liver disorders, many of whom died while waiting for a liver from a deceased donor. It was first used only in small children. It’s now used for older children, and at some transplant centers, for adults. |
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1st live-donor liver transplant recipient in the US marks 25 years since operation
Minneapolis Star Tribune The procedure expanded the options for children with liver disorders, many of whom died while waiting for a liver from a deceased donor. It was first used only in small children. It’s now used for older children, and at some transplant centers, for adults. |
Detroit Free Press |
Giving thanks: Transplant from stranger changes a life
Detroit Free Press Chance led Heather Fischer to Kaitlin Frank, and that lucky encounter changed — and potentially saved — Frank’s life. This Thanksgiving, the unlikely pair is celebrating not only shared good health, but a friendship kindled by the selflessness of a … |
Richmond |
Friend’s generosity leads to liver transplant
Richmond It was late spring when Hill learned from Toby that she needed a living-donor liver transplant and that Toby’s sisters and parents, for various reasons, were not eligible donors. As Toby listed the … During the summer and fall, friends, family and co … |
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Watsonville man’s legacy helped others see
Santa Cruz Sentinel Tuesday, on the 26th anniversary of his death, his family honored Dowler’s donation of his corneas, signing a hand-written dedication that will be placed on the Donate Life float in the Tournament of Roses Parade on Jan. 1 in Pasadena. The float … |
Skin Bank for Burn Patients on CardsThe New Indian ExpressIt will harvest skins from deceased donors and store them upto five years for use in serious burn injury cases. Skin being the protective barrier, the body becomes vulnerable to severe infection…
WNDU-TV |
Legacy of 16-year-old killed in car accident living on through organ donation
WNDU-TV “Last year was the first year there were more living kidney donors than there were deceased kidney donors,” Mark said. “That’s how we’re going to get that number of 130,000 down.” There are over 3.5 million Hoosiers who are registered to be an organ … |
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
Rose Bowl Parade float to carry message from Laylah Petersen’s family
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The Donate Life float, titled “The Never-Ending Story,” features 60 butterflies — one for each life that can be saved with a single deceased donor — emerging from an open book. The butterflies are above 12 oversized books adorned with portraits of … |
National Organ and Tissue Transplantation Organisation (NOTTO)Business StandardThe National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) has been set up in New Delhi. It has become partially functional. It will result in ensuring increased availabi…