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One woman’s kidney donation set off a chain of organ transplants …
Globalnews.ca The organ donation exchange involved six patients in need of a kidney and six people who offered to help. |
The Irish Sun |
Irish family which has had SEVEN organ transplant operations between them urges people to carry organ donation cards
The Irish Sun Sean and his wife Síle’s only daughter Lia welcomed her healthy baby Colm Patrick Rooney into the world in September 2014 — a particular cause for celebration as Lia had undergone a kidney transplant herself in 2011. Lia has since welcomed her second … Mother: My dead son ‘came home’ when patient with his heart walked through the doorEvening Standard |
WTHR |
Pippa Mann enters Indy 500 sharing message of organ donation
WTHR INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) – IndyCar driver Pippa Mann has announced plans to return to the Indy 500 and she’s doing it with a new partner. Mann’s new sponsor is Donate Life Indiana, a cause she admits she once knew little about. “Abstractly, I knew about … Bell Techlogix Announces Sponsorship of Pippa Mann for the Indianapolis 500PR Newswire (press release) Pippa Mann returns to Dale Coyne for Indianapolis 500 entryMotorsport Week Mann confirms DCR Indy 500 rideRacer |
Philadelphia Public School Notebook |
Teachers invited to free workshop about organ–donation curriculum
Philadelphia Public School Notebook The Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Spring Institute is inviting teachers to a free workshop where they’ll learn how to apply for grants of up to $4,000 per year to teach a curriculum to high school students about being an organ donor. The workshop … Southeast partners up with Mid-America TransplantThe Arrow The fight of her lifeTerrace Standard |
Toronto.comScarborough table tennis tourney raises awareness for organ …Toronto.comAn annual table tennis tournament in memory of Jonathon Talbot will be held this weekend in Scarborough.Organ donation route to free up ICU beds: Is that Civil?Ahmedab…
PR Newswire (press release) |
National Kidney Foundation Statement on Landmark Legislation Signed by Idaho Governor to Protect Living Organ …
PR Newswire (press release) The National Kidney Foundation applauds Governor Otter for standing up for kidney patients, 100,000 of whom are waiting on a life-saving transplant right now.” “The National Kidney Foundation applauds bill sponsor Idaho State Senator Cherie Buckner … |
KMOV.com |
Magnetic signs on cars used to recruit potential organ donors
KMOV.com Family and friends are using magnetic signs to spread the word about a Hillsboro woman’s need for an organ donation. Liz Barton is a 37-year old wife and mother who was born with a rare congenital disorder which has severely damaged her kidneys. She … |
Times of India |
700 at Nashik wedding vow to donate organs
Times of India NASHIK: In a rare display of resolve, 700 guests at a wedding ceremony in Nashik on Sunday pledged to donate their organs after the bride and the groom did so while tying the nuptial knot. Also, 60 others donated blood on the occasion. The wedding … Ideal Wedding! 700 Guests Sign Up For Organ Donation in NashikLatestLY At Nashik wedding, couple and 700 guests say ‘I do’ to organ donationTimes Now |
9news.com.au |
How a boy’s freak accident saved so many lives
9news.com.au Jo and her husband Geoff had always been advocates of organ donation and decided that is what Riley would have wanted as he was a generous and giving young soul. She also said it made Riley’s death “seem a little less worthless…a bit less pointless … |
CBS Philly |
Update To Pennsylvania Organ Donation Law Remains Contentious
CBS Philly (CBS) — State lawmakers continue to grapple with legislation that would update Pennsylvania’s organ donation laws. State lawmakers have been trying for years to improve the law to make more organs available for transplant – without success. In the … |