NorthJersey.com |
Stroller donation aids Elmwood Park boy with rare genetic condition
NorthJersey.com Two weeks away from undergoing a kidney transplant, Carroll was moved by the story and reached out to Jeff Leider, the foundation’s president, to see how he could get involved. “I felt so lucky to be in a position to find an organ when so many people … |
Gloucester CitizenKingsholm in raptures as heart transplant success story Jack, 5, urges fans to become organ donorsGloucester CitizenLittle Jack Starczewski who was saved by a heart transplant has urged thousands of rugby fans to sign the organ donor …
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After child gets rare disorder, family fights for research
Parkersburg News Keira, now 6, was diagnosed in September 2015, just three weeks before her younger sister, Keaton, was due to be born. “That was a pretty paralyzing wait, to see if … Her organs will shut down and she’ll be in constant pain. “As hard as (the current … |
Las Cruces Sun-NewsCommunity CalendarLas Cruces Sun-NewsGuest speaker will be Don Thompson, chairman of the LEPC Community Awareness Subcommittee and topic will be Outreach activities of the Community Awareness Subcommittee. Info: Office of …. Six mo…
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After child gets rare disorder, family fights for research
KSL.com Keira, now 6, was diagnosed in September 2015, just three weeks before her younger sister, Keaton, was due to be born. “That was a pretty paralyzing wait, to see if … Her organs will shut down and she’ll be in constant pain. “As hard as (the current … |
Belfast Telegraph |
Europa Hotel remembers tragic Matthew Drumm
Belfast Telegraph This adds to a new GAA football jersey for Matthew that was launched last week by three-time All-Ireland winning Tyrone manager Mickey Harte. James McGinn, the general manager of the Europa Hotel, said: “Matthew was not … heart, kidneys, lungs … |
The Independent |
Teenage mental-health crisis: Rates of depression have soared in past 25 years
The Independent Fixers, the charity offering young people the opportunity to create media campaigns, says that 69 per cent of the 18,000 young people they have worked with have wanted to raise awareness of mental health. “We’re a … Under pressure to get the best … |
Charleston City PaperWeekend Round-up: Sunny with a side of local brewsCharleston City PaperThe funds raised will go toward bringing awareness to the need for organ, eye, and tissue donation throughout South Carolina. The race begins at 8:15 at James I…
New Statesman |
Food poverty and fuel poverty go hand in hand
New Statesman It’s a suitably chilly morning to usher in Fuel Poverty Awareness Day 2016; a day primarily designed for those of us (like me) whose central heating clicked on unthinkingly at 6am to ensure the rush to work and school took place in glowing warmth, with … |
The Southern |
Illinois’s organ donor registry has helped thousands, but thousands still waiting
The Southern Blacks are almost 15 percent of the state’s population of 12.8 million, but are almost half of the people awaiting organs. Organ donor representatives make targeted appeals to various ethnic donors, such as through National Minority Donor Awareness … |