Limerick LeaderLimerick transplant recipients launch organ donor awareness weekLimerick LeaderTara joined with Jon Kenny and others who have received the gift of life to highlight Organ Donor Awareness Week which takes place from April 2 to 9. Organise…
Irish Independent |
‘My liver transplant allowed me to finally swap surviving for living and see places that I never dreamed I would’
Irish Independent Cystic Fibrosis sufferer Aoife Breen says the generosity of a stranger transformed her fate and allowed her the opportunity to swim with sharks in the Caribbean, see Uluru at sunset and climb the Great Wall of China. |
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thejournal.ie TODAY IS THE start of Organ Donor Awareness Week. Last year 266 organ transplants took place in Ireland – that’s 22 more than in 2014. Eighty-one deceased donors and their families contributed to those life-saving exercises. So today we’re asking, do … |
Daily Star Gazette |
Ageing with attitude: Patricia MacKenzie has a new lease of life after a kidney transplant
Irish Examiner WE hear about organ donation giving people the ‘gift of life’, but in the case of Patricia MacKenzie, who received a new kidney at the age of 58, it not only freed her from the routine of being tied to a dialysis machine three times a week for eight … Call for an organ transplant: Thousands of people are waiting for organ transplants – Knoxville Tech TimeDaily Star Gazette |
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Voice Coach Rachel Stevens for Ray D’Arcy Show tonight
RTE.ie Marking the start of Organ Donor Awareness week, RTÉ broadcaster and Organ Donor Awareness ambassador Vivienne Traynor and her nephew Martin Traynor will share their story. Another special guest tonight is Brian O’Sullivan, who featured in a viral … |
BreakingNews.ieOrgan donor awareness week urges people to be vocal about their wishesBreakingNews.ieAround 550 people in Ireland are waiting for life-saving transplants on this organ donor awareness week. Twenty-nine year old Aoife Murray from Dublin w…
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Morning top 5: 48-hour Luas strike underway; Obama says the threat of terrorists trying to launch a nuclear attack …
Newstalk 106-108 fm Luas workers are being urged to come up with a new pay claim this weekend. Another 48 hour strike is underway in the capital in the long running dispute between Transdev and its employees. Management say they’re open to a new pay proposal for drivers … |
Irish Independent |
‘My donor gave me the opportunity to truly live’
Irish Independent The woman at the top of the room told us that one of us wasn’t going to make it. Well, what she said was that 18pc of people in need of a liver transplant wouldn’t get one in time. I remember the hairs standing up on the back of my neck. There were six … |
Irish Examiner |
This man donated his kidney to his father
Irish Examiner Darren and Liam’s living kidney transplant was one of 33 that took place at Beaumont Hospital last year. They wanted to share their story to help create awareness about the importance of organ donation in Organ Donation Awareness Week from April 2 to 9. |
Lifesite |
Arizona gov. signs ban on sale of aborted babies’ organs
Lifesite The new Arizona law prevents the sale or donation of aborted babies’ organs, limbs, or tissue for scientific research. The tissue of the baby or the mother … A second bill placed the state of Arizona at odds with actions taken by the Obama … |