KIMT 3 |
A different kind of family dinner shows joy of organ donation
KIMT 3 “When it comes to a heart transplant, everything has to match exact. The size of the person, the height of the person, the mass of the person. Everything has to be just right so you don’t reject the heart,” he said. “Tommy’s a hero, a different kind of … |
KTTC |
Families brought together by organ donation pay it forward
KTTC Tommy’s mother, Amalie, and his sister, Lizzie, joined both Stevens, who they affectionately call Lung Steven and Heart Steven, to talk about what organ donation means to them. “He saved two other people’s lives, he gave two people vision, his tissue … |
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Penn Highlands earns gold award for promoting organ donation
Clearfield Progress DuBOIS – Penn Highlands Healthcare has received the gold designation in the Pennsylvania Donate Life Hospital Challenge for its work in promoting organ donation throughout the region. The award comes from HAP, the Hospital + Healthcare Association of … |
NewsweekMedical Nightmare: Woman Contracted Pancreatic Cancer From Transplanted Organ, Lawsuit ClaimsNewsweekA California woman claimed that her life-saving organ transplant gave her cancer. ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images. According to the d…
The Hindu |
Parents wanted to donate organs, infant dies
The Hindu That was the first time the thought of organ donation crossed my mind. When I told about the MRI to my wife, she too expressed the same wish immediately,” said Dr. Sawarkar. “We wanted our baby to be alive somewhere. Organ donation was our only hope … |
Times of India |
Organ transplant foiled, Mumbai baby dies before brain-death stamp …
Times of India MUMBAI: The Sawarkar’s wish to donate the organs of their only child remained unfulfilled as three-month-old Meera died early on Friday before she could be certified brain dead. |
The Indian ExpressOrgan transplant called off after donor infant suffers cardiac arrestThe Indian ExpressEven as the state and national organ registries scanned for recipients to transplant organs of a three-month-old Amravati infant who had been decla…
NHL.com |
Pens Support Campaign To Register Organ Donors At Saturday’s Game vs. TOR
NHL.com The focus is to get every eligible person in the region registered as an organ donor – especially because Pittsburgh is home to some of the top transplant centers in the world. According to Play it Forward Pittsburgh, the city’s rate of organ donor … |
WMBF |
‘He lives on in others:’ Surfside Beach organ donor to be honore …
WMBF A tragedy that took the life of a Surfside Beach teen in 2014 helped to save the lives of others. Seventeen-year-old Jared Colon will be honored at the 2018 Donate Life Rose Parade on Jan. 1, 2018. Organ donor who saved at least 6 recognized with floral memorial …wpde.com |
Daily MailMMA fighter whose toddler son was killed by a drunk driver shows off new 3-month-old son nearly 15 months after the …Daily MailA little over a year after losing their 15-month-old son who was killed by a drunk driver, MMA fighter Marcus Kow…