Cecil WhigElkton woman raises awareness about kidney disease, searches for kidney donorCecil WhigWhile she waits for that phone call, Burlin continues to advocate for organ donation and raise awareness about kidney disease. On Monday from 5:30 p.m. to …
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ATHLETICS: Bury AC’s James Colbeck scoops five medals at Transplant Games
Bury Times Thirty-year-old James is passionate about the Games acting as a vehicle to inspire people to see the huge effect that receiving a donated organ can have on the recipient. He urges people to sign up to the NHS Organ Donor Register. Lynne Holt … |
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DC community calendar, October 1-8, 2015
Washington Post SW. 202-225-8333. Free. Organ recital Organist Erik Suter and his wife and pianist Chuyoung Suter perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor. 12:15-1 p.m. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Cir. NW. Free, donations welcome. 202-797-0103 … |
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Friends to run marathon to help woman find kidney donor
TBO.com “What makes this different from all the others, is that this time we are using our efforts as a platform to possibly find my wife, Erika, a kidney donor,” he said. “So as we reached out to others sharing our message, we started to educate about organ … |
BGS Global Hospitals Performs the 1st Successful Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney …India PRwire (press release)The 29-year-old underwent a deceased donor simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant at BGS Global Hospital 5 weeks ago. He had been suffering fr…
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Positively Inspiring: Three women share stories of their cancer journeys
Lawrence Journal World Friends and neighbors donated time, money, and even a car for Maddi. Gary Bruhns … During the course of her treatment at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, the communication staff reached out to ask if she would be willing to participate in the hospital’s … |
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Amazing bravery of Pride of Britain winners honoured at Downing Street reception
Mirror.co.uk For Jess Evans and Mike Houlston from Cardiff, who won a Special Recognition award for their decision to donate their baby Teddy’s organs after his death just 100 fragile minutes into life, it was the people they met during the night which made it … |
Brampton GuardianBrampton organization launches Cord of Love campaign to promote umbilical cord …Brampton GuardianEleven-year-old Radhika Goyal has been crocheting dozens of tiny booties, hats and scarves in the last few weeks for a cause she hopes w…
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The ethics of donating breast milk
Medical Xpress After searching the internet in the wee hours of the morning, Canvasser found a fortifier made from human milk and persuaded Micah’s doctors to switch after two weeks on the formula, but his tiny body was already hopelessly damaged. At 11 months old … |
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Birchington gran strikes gold at the World Transplant Games
Kent Online “I had the transplant just in time before becoming really ill – before I was called in I could hardly walk up the stairs. “Now I train every week along the seafront in Birchington and I’m part of the Invicta sprint squad in Canterbury.” … “To be able … |