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10Feb/18

Teens who put opt-out organ donation on the national agenda head off on prize trip to South Africa – Grimsby Telegraph


Grimsby Telegraph

Teens who put opt-out organ donation on the national agenda head off on prize trip to South Africa
Grimsby Telegraph
Ben, 14, has witnessed first hand how important organ donation is – his dad Joseph suffers from cystic fibrosis and is in need of a lung transplant. He said: “We were raising awareness for organ donation in our area, we were going to different events

09Feb/18

Valentines Day cards 2018: Moonpig has launched a range of cards to encourage organ donations – Evening Standard


Evening Standard

Valentines Day cards 2018: Moonpig has launched a range of cards to encourage organ donations
Evening Standard
Currently there are 6,400 people in the UK waiting for a transplant and many people don’t know how organ donation works. Moonpig is hoping these cards will initiate vital conversations that need to be had about the processes involved. Organ donation

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09Feb/18

Grieving parents share 2-year-old’s final moments to encourage organ donors – Today.com


Today.com

Grieving parents share 2-year-old’s final moments to encourage organ donors
Today.com
Doctors warned the family that their daughter needed a heart transplant to survive. Unfortunately, they ran out of time to find a suitable donor: Adalynn suffered severe brain damage from a lack of oxygen on Jan. 23. Once they made the decision to take

09Feb/18

This region is bottom of the league when it comes to organ donation – Nottingham Post


Nottingham Post

This region is bottom of the league when it comes to organ donation
Nottingham Post
“Struggling to breathe due to Cystic Fibrosis, my lung transplant gave me the chance to graduate from university, jump out of a plane and enjoy every moment life gives. “Without organ donation I would have died at 18 years old. “I urge everyone who has

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09Feb/18

Organ donor registry lets us all be #BellaStrong: Editorial – The Journal News | LoHud.com


The Journal News | LoHud.com

Organ donor registry lets us all be #BellaStrong: Editorial
The Journal News | LoHud.com
#BellaStrong. That’s what the Muñoz family and the wider North Rockland community embraces as a 12-year-old Garnerville girl awaits a heart that will allow her body to match her energetic spirit. There are fund-raisers to help cover enormous medical

08Feb/18

#GotHeart? Valentine’s Day is also a day of awareness for organ donation – KMSP-TV


KMSP-TV

#GotHeart? Valentine’s Day is also a day of awareness for organ donation
KMSP-TV
LOS ANGELES – February 14th is a day all about love– but it’s also a day about giving. Valentine’s Day is also National Donor’s Day. National Donor’s Day was established in 1998 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to raise awareness

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