Brave meningitis survivor’s warning to others
Hucknall Today
By 6:30pm I had suffered from complete organ failure and had only just developed a slight rash on my eyelids.” The decision … After 17 days, and now being treated at Nottingham City Hospital, I was woken up and told exactly what had been happening to …

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Matt Dawson reveals toddler son battled meningitis via series of Twitter posts calling for vaccination for all children
The Independent
Former England rugby union captain Matt Dawson has revealed his toddler son suffered “two weeks of hell” after being struck by meningitis. The BBC Question of Sport star tweeted a video showing a slideshow of several photographs charting his young son …

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Brave meningitis survivor’s warning to others
Mansfield Chad
“Due to severe scarring, my kidneys no longer work at the necessary rate, so I will be on dialysis every night until a kidney transplant can be achieved. Whilst I still have to attend multiple rehabilitation appointments, and spend four days a week at …

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EHT sister’s kidney donation shows importance of organ donation
Press of Atlantic City
In 2014, there were 14,414, living and deceased organ donors in the United States and just 1,943 donors were black, US HHS data shows. The data further shows that of the 17,106 kidney transplants performed, 4,317 recipients were black or 25 percent.

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Harte helps launch GAA jersey in memory of Matthew Drumm
the Irish News
Last month, his family set about organising a series of events in Matthew’s memory to raise awareness of organ donation and also highlight the issue of suicide among young men. The Miles for Matty Facebook page was set up, detailing a series of …

Couple’s mission to raise funds for Southmead Hospital after baby heartbreak
Bristol Post
LITTLE Auraya Louise Elliot was born perfectly healthy, but in less than two weeks her devastated parents had to watch while their baby’s life support machine was switched off. She contracted a deadly … Now her parents Stacie and Matt Elliot, from …

The Exodus From an Assyrian Village in Syria
AINA (press release)
On February 23, 2015, this newsflash slid through the world’s awareness only very briefly in the swift stream of war reports, refugee photos and border debates: IS fighters in Syria had attacked ancient Christian communities, 35 villages along the …

Why brains are beautiful
BBC News
The brain I was holding had been steeped in formalin, a preserving fluid, for about three weeks and is one of several hundred brains donated every year for medical research. It was only after I’d got used to the feel of the brain in my hands … This …

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Local man at forefront of hemophilia research
WTVD-TV
Smaller, superficial cuts aren’t the primary concern. Instead, the greater concern is internal bleeding, which can damage organs, tissues, and joints. For McCoy, the lack of treatment available during his youth made him dependent on full leg braces …

Fiancé offered his love for Valentine’s Day – and a kidney
Hamilton Spectator
SASKATOON — A Saskatchewan man gave more than his heart to his ill fiancée in the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day — he gave one of his kidneys. … was still in hospital. Willenborg said he wants to use media to raise awareness of organ donation.

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