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24Dec/17

Family’s annual Cookie Swap made sweeter by year celebration of organ donation – Herald-Mail Media


Herald-Mail Media

Family’s annual Cookie Swap made sweeter by year celebration of organ donation
Herald-Mail Media
Submitted photosJoan Darlene Aldritton of Sharpsburg, front row center in the Elf on the Shelf costume and hat, with the rest of the attendees of the 2017 Gustafson annual Cookie Swap in Hagerstown. Family’s annual Cookie Swap made sweeter by year

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23Dec/17

Two-Time Liver Transplant Recipient Knows Value Of Organ Donation – WFMY News 2


WFMY News 2

Two-Time Liver Transplant Recipient Knows Value Of Organ Donation
WFMY News 2
For this liver, just like the last one, Pearson always thinks about the donors, who died but gave her life. “It’s really beautiful that some people really want to help others to their last breath. That’s really special,” she said, “I really hope that
We need to talk about organ donation | The Voice OnlineThe Voice Online
Plea for organ donors as heart transplant waiting list grows – ITV NewsITV News
Rochdale News | News Headlines | People in Greater Manchester …Rochdale Online
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22Dec/17

Transplant patient’s Christmas plea: talk to your family about organ … – The Guardian


The Guardian

Transplant patient’s Christmas plea: talk to your family about organ …
The Guardian
With hundreds waiting for heart transplants, experts and patients urge public to register as organ donors – and make their wishes clear to family members.
Call made for organ donors as six patients await heart transplantsShields Gazette
Significant rise in number of people waiting for heart transplant …Yorkshire Evening Post
Hampshire residents urged to donate following a deadly shortage of organsBasingstoke Gazette
Birmingham Mail –BBC News –2BR
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22Dec/17

Transplant patient’s Christmas plea: talk to your family about organ donation – The Guardian


The Guardian

Transplant patient’s Christmas plea: talk to your family about organ donation
The Guardian
Families are being urged to talk about becoming an organ donor in the hope that more people on the waiting list for a heart transplant will be given the chance of life. Since last Christmas Day, 31 people have died on the heart transplant waiting list
Call made for organ donors as six patients await heart transplantsShields Gazette
NHS Issues Desperate Plea As Number On Heart Transplant Waiting List Rises By 24%HuffPost UK

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21Dec/17

We like to think the rules guiding organ transplant eligibility are fair … – CBC.ca


CBC.ca

We like to think the rules guiding organ transplant eligibility are fair …
CBC.ca
Exclusion criteria leave room for considerable discretion. Stereotypes based on social status, gender and race could play into a health care practitioner’s conclusion that a person lacks sufficient social support to ensure adherence to follow-up care

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