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06Mar/16

‘Donating kidney to Dad was the easiest decision to make’ – Belfast Newsletter

Donating kidney to Dad was the easiest decision to make’
Belfast Newsletter
The Co Down woman who donated her kidney to her father said it was “the easiest decision to make – I had no hesitation”. Adeva Hillis, 25, from Banbridge underwent the transplant procedure with her father … “Thankfully I will be getting help from

06Mar/16

I’m a transgender Jewish man who had a baby — here’s why I went public with my story – Jewish Telegraphic Agency


Jewish Telegraphic Agency

I’m a transgender Jewish man who had a baby — here’s why I went public with my story
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
(JTA) — Two weeks ago, I heard a podcast in which two Jewish women named Ronna and Beverly misgendered me repeatedly and made fun of my story. … It was that very moment that cracked me open to the awareness that the desire to give birth to a child

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05Mar/16

Living donor Viv encourages people to give gift of life – Fingal Independent


Fingal Independent

Living donor Viv encourages people to give gift of life
Fingal Independent
‘However, in 2013 signs of Martin’s original condition, IgA nephropathy, returned and it started to affect the transplanted kidney. By mid-2014 he was back on dialysis and eventually placed back on the waiting list for another transplant. He was just

04Mar/16

‘He was about to die on us’: Heart transplant saves infant’s life – National Post


National Post

‘He was about to die on us’: Heart transplant saves infant’s life
National Post
When Mindy Seay was about 20 weeks pregnant, she and her husband discovered that their baby suffered from heterotaxy syndrome, a condition that would cause his heart and other organs to develop on opposite sides of his body. … transplant in U.S

04Mar/16

Brave Laois sisters attend function to publicise organ donor week – Laois Nationalist


Laois Nationalist

Brave Laois sisters attend function to publicise organ donor week
Laois Nationalist
A LAOIS woman who received a life-saving kidney from her sister was among the guests as RTÉ broadcaster Vivienne Traynor was appointed ambassador for Organ Donor Awareness Week. Alison Honner from Pike of Rushall, who received a kidney from …