The Bolton News |
New ‘Death cafe’ opens in Bolton to tackle taboos
The Bolton News Discussion topics included childhood bereavement, planning future care, funeral planning, how to approach having the ‘Big Conversation’, making memory boxes and organ donation. The cafe took place as part of Dying Matters Awareness Week which is … |
Florida Today |
Rockledge mom recovering after second lung transplant
Florida Today She is expected to be hospitalized for the next couple of weeks, then return to Brevard for home health care. With the … Calvert said her friend’s health journey has sparked conversation and awareness about the importance of organ donation. “Robyn … |
Simcoe Reformer |
‘I wouldn’t be here without transplants‘
Simcoe Reformer Robert Brush raised a flag at RT Respiratory in Delhi last week encouraging people to sign up online to donate their organs. Brush is a double-lung transplant survivor. (DANIEL R. PEARCE Simcoe Reformer) … |
Dudley NewsFamily of tragic Black Country dad urge people to sign organ donor registerDudley NewsCarol and Pete Massey, whose 41-year-old son Jason died of meningitis in March 2014, attended an organ donation awareness event at Russells Hall Hospital i…
Blackpool Gazette |
Rosie marks transplant anniversary with gift
Blackpool Gazette Following surgery she spent a week in intensive care but 20 days later, could breathe again on her own. … She said: “I am trying to raise awareness about organ donation, and my picture is on a Blackpool tram appealing for people to join the donor list. |
The Australian Women’s Weekly |
Opiod overdoses lead to surge in organ donations
Santa Fe New Mexican Coinciding with a rise in drug-related deaths, the number of organ donors who died of drug overdoses has sharply increased in recent years —“a silver lining to what is absolutely a tragedy,” Alexandra K. Glazier, president of the New England Organ … Giving a stranger the gift of lifeDaily Pioneer |
Giving a stranger the gift of lifeDaily PioneerSimilarly, the kidneys of 66-year old brain-dead Vijay Shah gave a new lease of life to Surat-based Jaya Tulsi Jasani (45) and Ahmedabad-based Ramesh M Patel (56) just a few weeks ago. In fact, it is heart…
The Independent |
End-of-life care report show minority groups face ‘poor-quality’ service
The Independent Some groups of people are “often excluded from wider health services” affecting their end-of-life care, a report has found. Groups mentioned in the report as being disadvantaged are people who are black or from another ethnic minority, the homeless, … |
Birmingham MailTragic dad helped save FOUR lives by donating organs after his deathBirmingham MailThe family of a Black Country dad who saved four lives by donating his organs after he died battling meningitis are encouraging people to join the Organ D…
Scunthorpe Telegraph |
Sainsbury’s & Brigg Garden Centre to support Dying Matters Awareness Week
Scunthorpe Telegraph HEALTH professionals from the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust will be out in North Lincolnshire encouraging people to talk about death and bereavement as part of the Dying Matter Awareness Week. The awareness week takes place … |