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28Nov/17

Editorial: Let Wonder Woman inspire you to give gift of life – Quad-Cities Online


Quad-Cities Online

Editorial: Let Wonder Woman inspire you to give gift of life
Quad-Cities Online
She wouldn’t be alive today if she hadn’t received a liver transplant from her mother, Cindy, when she was three months old. Her story, shared on these pages during Thanksgiving week by reporter Claudia Loucks, is an inspiring one of love, thanksgiving

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21Nov/17

One year after daughter’s tragic death, Mahe family is paying it forward – Deseret News


Deseret News

One year after daughter’s tragic death, Mahe family is paying it forward
Deseret News
After Elsie’s passing, the Mahes decided to donate her organs to those in need and Elsie was credited for saving the lives of several people as a result of her sacrifice. Later, Sunny, a former all-conference volleyball star at BYU, decided to create a

17Nov/17

Violet-Grace’s dad posts heartbreaking picture – and it will make you think about organ donation – Liverpool Echo


Liverpool Echo

Violet-Grace’s dad posts heartbreaking picture – and it will make you think about organ donation
Liverpool Echo
Following Violet’s death, the dad-of-two, of St Helens, channelled his grief into raising awareness of organ donation alongside wife Rebecca – after the couple decided to donate Violet’s kidney and pancreas, the only organs suitable for donation. Now

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15Nov/17

Local girl inspires countless runners and spectators through her fight for life – Dallas News


Dallas News

Local girl inspires countless runners and spectators through her fight for life
Dallas News
This became the inspiration for her parents to create “Team Maddie,” a race team with the ‘never give up’ mantra that Maddie inspires others with. Their team’s message is Organ Donation Awareness. The back of their race singlets read: “Give Life, Be a