ABC News |
Family Desperate to Find Liver Donor to Save Twin Toddlers Asks for Public’s Help
ABC News Binh and Phuoc Wagner, 3, of Ontario, Canada, both need liver transplants because of a genetic condition called Alagille syndrome, which can affect bile ducts in the liver and lead to severe liver damage. The twins were adopted in from … “I think … |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix |
Organ and tissue donations in great demand
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Only 18, she died in hospital a week after having surgery on her back. Acacia’s heart, lungs, liver and … The Tishers told their story for the Offer Hope campaign, which aims to increase awareness of organ and tissue donation. The provincial campaign … |
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Colorado Springs News, Sports & Business
Colorado Springs Gazette … 902 N. Cascade Ave., free; 389-6607. S-CAP Spaghetti Dinner – To benefit S-CAP’s Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Observance, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, The Underground Pub, 110 N. Nevada Ave., $14. Reservations: tinyurl.com/p7pghyb. |
Quad-Cities Online |
Cancer survivors start journey to recovery by stretching their muscles
Quad-Cities Online Katherine has added a regimen of exercise and body cleanses to her weekly intravenous dose of vitamins C, B, D and magnesium. She also became a vegan because, she said, “when someone gets a donated organ, they have to take a pill for the rest of their … |
Cambridge News |
‘She’s my superhero’ says Doug Hodgson as wife Sue prepares for life-saving …
Cambridge News A Cambridge husband and wife are going under the knife tomorrow in a life-saving organ transplant at Addenbrooke’s hospital – despite not being a blood match. Sue Hodgson, 51, is donating one of her kidneys to her ailing husband Doug in a rare, live … |
CANOECanadians offer support — and livers — to twins in need of transplantCANOEThe family is trying to raise awareness about live liver donations. ELLIOT … KINGSTON, Ont. — A city family faced with a horrible plight while trying to save the lives …
The New Indian ExpressBattle of the Bands is BackThe New Indian ExpressThis year, every tune played, every chord struck, every song staged, is dedicated to help save lives by spreading awareness on organ donation, how it works and why it can be the mos…
Ottawa Sun |
Kingston father’s liver can save only 1 twin
Ottawa Sun The family is trying to raise awareness about live liver donations. ELLIOT FERGUSON/KINGSTON WHIG-STANDARD/QMI … Doctors at Toronto General Hospital, where the transplant will take place within two weeks, must decide which twin is the best medical … Another donor needed to save both girlsCTV News |
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Brother of transplant recipients waits his turn for kidney miracle
Sentinel & Enterprise GROTON — Bill Finlay of West Groton is hoping that by getting the word out about a genetic kidney disorder that affects him and his two brothers, he will not only raise awareness about the disease, but also find himself a suitable kidney donor. Finlay … |
OCRegister |
Compton’s to-do list could shrink today
OCRegister “Somebody gets chosen every week, and you don’t know why. So you just take it, try to get out of your own way and … The “Donate Life” patch he wears on the left shoulder of his golf shirt, supporting the organization that urges people to become organ … |