Independent.ie |
321 ill patients still alive today after receiving ‘the gift of life’
Independent.ie There are 321 patients alive today thanks to having an organ transplant last year. However, another 524 people are on waiting lists for vital heart, liver, kidney, lung or pancreas operations to give them a second chance in life. Many of the patients … |
Irish Examiner500 people awaiting organs, despite record year of transplantsIrish ExaminerAt the launch, yesterday, of Organ Donor Awareness Week, he said there were 524 people active on transplant waiting lists for the heart, liver, kidney, lung, and …
The Irish Sun |
Overjoyed Kerry mum, 37, tells how she’ll get to enjoy many more years with her beloved son following her kidney …
The Irish Sun She shared her remarkable story as she helped launch Organ Donor Awareness Week earlier today. Noretta revealed: “It’s amazing when you can see the benefits of organ donation and how it can improve someone’s life the way it improved mine. Kidney … Record number of organ transplants carried out in 2017Infosurhoy |
thejournal.ie |
‘Mam gave three people a second chance’: Family of deceased organ donor urge people to discuss donation
thejournal.ie AS SHANE MOLONEY helped carry his mother’s coffin down the aisle at her funeral mass he was struck by the realisation that she wouldn’t be there to see him walk down the aisle on his wedding day later this year. Speaking at the launch of Organ Donor … |
Mayo NewsTurning wood into goldMayo NewsApproximately 550 people in Ireland are awaiting life-saving heart, lung, liver, kidney and pancreas transplants. Thanks to the gift of organ donation, almost 3,500 transplanted people in Ireland are enjoying ext…
BreakingNews.ieRecord number of organ transplants carried out in Ireland last year …BreakingNews.ieA record number of organ transplants were carried out in Ireland last year, according to the Irish Kidney Association. 311 transplants from 150 donors …
Irish ExaminerRecord number of organ transplants carried out in Ireland last yearIrish ExaminerWe are officially launching Organ Donor Awareness Week later today in the Mansion house in Dublin. You can request your Organ Donor Card via the link below. …
Leinster LeaderKildare man among four Maynooth students promoting organ donor awarenessLeinster LeaderFour students at the Maynooth University, who have all been touched by organ failure, are holding organ donor awareness activities at the campus durin…
Wigan TodayWigan heart transplant dad ties the knot – Wigan TodayWigan TodayA Wigan man who battled through a gruelling heart transplant has married his devoted partner in a hospital ceremony exactly a month after the life-changing surgery.and more&nbs…
NOLA.com |
A Slidell twin got a life-saving transplant. His brother has now died …
NOLA.com One of the Slidell twins fighting a terminal liver disease died this week as he awaited a transplant, according to his family’s social media accounts. Nicholas Coats’ mother shared the news of his death in a Facebook post Tuesday morning (March 20 … |