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15Sep/15

Penzance cafe owner stresses value of being an organ donor five months after … – The Cornishman


The Cornishman

Penzance cafe owner stresses value of being an organ donor five months after
The Cornishman
Just five months after undergoing a heart transplant at Harefield Hospital, the owner of a popular Penzance café returned there to raise awareness of the importance of becoming an organ donor. Last week Nigel Parry, who runs Mr Billy’s café in Market

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14Sep/15

Health: Donor list sign-ups giving hope to likes of Akash as campaign steps up … – Yorkshire Evening Post


Yorkshire Evening Post

Health: Donor list sign-ups giving hope to likes of Akash as campaign steps up
Yorkshire Evening Post
She said: “Now we need businesses and the general public to be ambassadors for organ donation and keep the conversation going.” Simon Flood, a clinical lead for organ donation at LTH, added: “It makes more people talk about it and from there the

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11Sep/15

Dying mum’s heartbreaking plea for new lungs so she can cuddle her baby and … – Mirror.co.uk


Mirror.co.uk

Dying mum’s heartbreaking plea for new lungs so she can cuddle her baby and
Mirror.co.uk
Ashley, who is hoping to raise awareness of the situation during National Transplant Week, said finding the right donor would save her family from ‘a terrible end to a story which should just be beginning’. She said: “It’s not just my life but it’s

11Sep/15

Firefighter’s death spotlights need for organ donors – WPTZ The Champlain Valley


WPTZ The Champlain Valley

Firefighter’s death spotlights need for organ donors
WPTZ The Champlain Valley
There’s a slogan that says, ‘Don’t take your organs to heaven. Heaven knows they’re needed here.'” Thursday, the UVM Medical Center committed to flying a flag reading “Donate Life” for a week every time someone like Ben André makes a life-saving gift.

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10Sep/15

Say “I do” during Transplant Awareness Week – Newry Times


Newry Times

Say “I do” during Transplant Awareness Week
Newry Times
Dr Eddie Rooney, Chief Executive of the PHA and Chair of the Northern Ireland Committee for Organ Donation, said, “This Transplant Awareness Week we want to get everyone in Northern Ireland talking about organ donation and the importance of sharing …
260 people waiting for organ transplant in HampshireBasingstoke Gazette
Triple transplant patient urges people to save lives by donating organsNottingham Post
Break your silence in organ donation weekBanbury Guardian
The Clare Herald –WalesOnline
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09Sep/15

Oisin’s parents back organ donation campaign – Fermanagh Herald


Fermanagh Herald

Oisin’s parents back organ donation campaign
Fermanagh Herald
THE parents of Oisin McGrath, the 13-year old St Michael’s College student, from Belcoo, who died as a result of a playground incident in the school in February this year have thrown their weight behind organ donation. Nigel and Sharon McGrath donated …

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