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21Nov/18

‘The gift of life is the greatest gift of all’: Let’s talk about organ donation for Organ Donation Week 2018 – Barking and Dagenham Post


Barking and Dagenham Post

‘The gift of life is the greatest gift of all’: Let’s talk about organ donation for Organ Donation Week 2018
Barking and Dagenham Post
His mother, Lisa, has now become a London ambassador for organ donation and is working to raise awareness of issues around organ donation. This year, she has been fortunate to meet the recipients of Tom’s heart, on Mother’s Day no less, and last month …

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21Nov/18

Family, friends search for kidney donor for Pennridge grad – Montgomery Newspapers


Montgomery Newspapers

Family, friends search for kidney donor for Pennridge grad
Montgomery Newspapers
HILLTOWN — Matthew David, 19, of Hilltown was not expected to live past infancy. Born prematurely at just 30 weeks, his body had not fully developed and was in renal failure within his first few days of life. “Matthew was read his last rites as my

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21Nov/18

Family, friends search for kidney donor for Pennridge grad – The Reporter


The Reporter

Family, friends search for kidney donor for Pennridge grad
The Reporter
HILLTOWN — Matthew David, 19, of Hilltown was not expected to live past infancy. Born prematurely at just 30 weeks, his body had not fully developed and was in renal failure within his first few days of life. “Matthew was read his last rites as my

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20Nov/18

Behrend student donates bone marrow to teen with leukemia – Penn State News


Penn State News

Behrend student donates bone marrow to teen with leukemia
Penn State News
Life didn’t go back to normal, however: There is a high incidence of recurrence with T-All, so Mathew, 12, continued with chemo seven days a week. The treatment often required multi-day … The students had organized the drive for Be the Match, a

20Nov/18

Urgent plea to Preston’s Asian community to help save 22-month-old Anaya Kandola’s life – Lancashire Evening Post


Lancashire Evening Post

Urgent plea to Preston’s Asian community to help save 22-month-old Anaya Kandola’s life
Lancashire Evening Post
The spotlight will be turned on Preston on Sunday as campaigners seek to raise awareness about the need for more organ donations from the South Asian community. Fiona Finch reports on their appeal for a donor for a very special little girl. An urgent

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16Nov/18

Organ donation: Victorian government introduces automatic assessment system – Lexology

Organ donation: Victorian government introduces automatic assessment system
Lexology
Victorian Minister for Health Jill Hennessy recently announced a new ‘automatic assessment’ system which will determine whether a patient is suitable for organ donation. While Victoria has the highest number of … Importantly, there is no compulsion

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14Nov/18

PRIDE OF ST HELENS: Nominees for St Helens Council Young Sportsperson – St Helens Star


St Helens Star

PRIDE OF ST HELENS: Nominees for St Helens Council Young Sportsperson
St Helens Star
Ivan also suffers with cerebral palsy and needs to wear hearing aids and he is committed to raising awareness of organ donation. After Ivan’s achievement, guardian Darrell said to the Star: “Ivan did the donor run in his wheelchair to promote organ