WHAG |
Southern Fulton Junior Senior High School welcomes Guest speaker
WHAG With games like “pin the organ,” creating t-shirts and signing pledges to be an organ donor, students had a blast learning all the way up to the appearance of their special guest speaker Dr. Lisa Batatt, a Cornell Transplant Surgeon and the Governor’s … |
Connacht Tribune GroupSelfless Irish doctor donates kidney to fellow GP – Irish Mirror OnlineIrish MirrorA doctor went above and beyond the call of duty when he donated a kidney to one of his medical colleagues. Dr Ruth Smith, 46, originally from Dougl…
Offaly Express |
Offaly’s hospital group promotes conversation around donation ahead of Donor Awareness Week
Offaly Express Ahead of Organ Donor Awareness Week 2017 (April 1-8), the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, which includes Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore, is reminding the Irish public to have the important family discussion about their wishes concerning deceased … Organ Donor Awareness Week launchedLeitrim Observer Organ Donor Awareness Week 2017 launched with call for establishment of registryInTallaght (blog) Importance of organ donation highlightedIrish Health RTE.ie –Longford Leader –Irish Times all 36 news articles » |
Waterford Today |
Minister Harris launches Organ Donor Awareness Week
Waterford Today The Minister for Health Simon Harris TD has launched Organ Donor Awareness Week and thanked the Irish Kidney Association for their incredible work over many years to raise awareness of the importance of organ donation. Minister Harris said: “The … |
Offaly ExpressLocal man risked his own life to save brother with transplantOffaly ExpressOrgan Donor Awareness Week takes place from April 1-8 and this is the story of a man who selflessly donated his own kidney to save the life of his Offaly brother. …
Irish MirrorTragic Coast Guard Captain Mark Duffy will continue to save lives through heroic organ donation wishIrish MirrorThis comes just days after the launch of the upcoming Organ Donor Awareness Week. It was revealed that 280 people last year rece…
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Organ donation: ‘I wouldn’t be here but for that person’
Irish Times Speaking yesterday at the launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week, Cliona said she was “speechless” with gratitude for the unknown donor who gave her “the gift of life”. “It has meant so much to my family. I was able to bring my daughter to her first day … |
Irish TimesImages of the DayIrish TimesORGAN DONATION: Cliona Marley from Donegal, who underwent a heart transplant in 2014, with her mother Joan at the launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week 2017, running from April 1st to 8th. The campaign, co-ordinate…
Leitrim Observer |
Organ Donor Awareness Week launched
Leitrim Observer Minister Harris said, “The reality of organ donation and transplantation is that a very limited number of people die in circumstances where organ donation is a possibility. I would, therefore, ask on this Organ Donor Awareness Week that everyone would … Plans to establish child heart transplant programmeIrish Times Last year saw rise in transplants in IrelandRTE.ie Knock celebrates organ donors and their familiesMayo News Irish Mirror –The Independent –Devil’s Lake Daily Journal all 18 news articles » |
Mayo News |
The greatest gift
Mayo News Two weeks later, he was informed that another liver had become available, only to be then told that it too was not acceptable. He found the second letdown incredibly hard to accept. “I slept all day and was awake all night. I didn’t want to see anybody … |