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Need for organ, tissue donations a ‘very human story’
Cambridge Times CAMBRIDGE – Staff at Cambridge Memorial Hospital received a heartfelt pitch last week to do whatever they can to raise community awareness of the need for more organ and tissue donors. “This is a very human story where we can all play an important role … |
Asbestos.com (blog) |
Lung Cancer Awareness Month Kicks Off with Events Across the US
Asbestos.com (blog) Many of the events take place during November, including runs/walks, a yogathon, Fall National Walk Week and Beards for Hope. Money raised … “Since we know that patient survival is higher when the cancer has not spread to other organs in the body … |
Punktober, not PinktoberBoing BoingAs the fall sports seasons came to a close, high schools everywhere announced one of the most anticipated weeks of the year: Spirit Week. … The fine print, however, revealed that it was also for breast cancer awaren…
Local 10 |
South Fla. father raises organ donation awareness, calls son ‘walking miracle’
Local 10 EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE NEED FOR ORGAN DONORS. A SIMPLE GAME OF POOL IS A PRECIOUS EXPERIENCE FOR JOEL AND HIS SON JUSTIN. 11 YEARS AGO JUSTIN WAS BORN PREMATURE BUT HIS PARENTS AND … |
Mirror.co.uk |
Incredible Twitter journey of world’s youngest liver transplant survivor at …
Mirror.co.uk Now Lottie and her family have turned their attention to raising awareness of the importance of becoming an organ donor. Last year, her face featured on a fleet of lorries to highlight National Transplant Week, and Chris, Julie and Lottie have been … |
TODAYonline |
SingHealth raises awareness on organ transplants
TODAYonline Currently, there are 404 kidney patients and 23 heart patients on the respective waiting lists, according to the Ministry of Health’s National Organ Transplant Unit. As part of SingHealth’s Transplant Awareness Week this year, more than 300 students … |
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Enfield Motorcycle Ride Raises Awareness Of Organ Donation
Hartford Courant Kym Meyers never got those transplants: She died before the fundraiser was held. The event is now held in Kym’s memory with the goal of raising funds that can help someone get necessary organ donations. For Joann Meyers, who helps organize the … |
WTOP |
Become an organ donor during National Minority Donor Awareness Week
Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online Aug. 1-7 is National Minority Donor Awareness Week, making today a perfect time to consider the growing need for organ donations — and specifically kidney donations — within minority populations. About 79 people each day receive organ transplants … Are you an organ donor?Coeur d’Alene Press Minorities the majority on kidney transplant waiting listsWTOP Gift of LifeMyFox Philadelphia Belfast Telegraph –SFGate all 58 news articles » |
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LETTER: Let’s make organ awareness week obsolete
Dailyrecord.com Ten years ago, I knew nothing about National Minority Donor Awareness Week. But if it had not been for the generosity of my son and my organ donor I wouldn’t be here today, appreciating the blessing of life. A few years ago, I suffered from kidney … |
NorthernLife.ca |
Organ donation walk loses funding
NorthernLife.ca National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week has gotten off to an uneasy start in Sudbury, because the Irish Heritage Club of Sudbury’s Organ Donation Awareness Committee may not have the funds it will need to organize its annual awareness … Desperate need for organ donors as a patient on waiting list dies every couple …CTV News Organ Donation: Bringing the Conversation HomeHuffington Post Alberta launches online organ and tissue donor registryGlobalnews.ca |