The Denver Post |
A hero in life and death, fallen officer saved lives through organ donation
The Denver Post Pallbearers carry the casket of Mesa County sheriff’s Deputy Derek Geer on Feb. 15 at Canyon View Vineyard Church in Grand Junction. Geer was shot by a suspect in the line of duty. His heart, liver and kidneys became life-saving donations to four people. |
Fairfield Ledger |
Pekin girls raise thousands of dollars for organ donation
Fairfield Ledger According to the nonprofit organization Donate Life, 120,000 men, women and children are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, and recently, the Pekin Community School District girl’s basketball team sought to raise awareness of those individuals. |
Get Surrey |
Bereaved mother’s organ donor campaigning pays off as postmark features on Christmas cards and letters
Get Surrey A mother who campaigned for organ donation awareness to feature on postmarks on envelopes across the UK was thrilled to see her suggestion become reality. When a Christmas card dropped through Ali Reynolds’s letter box this month, she burst into tears … |
The Sudbury Star |
Sault native grateful to organ donors
The Sudbury Star While she doesn’t shy away from talking about the tough times, Harris, 40, prefers during the holiday season to talk about organ donors and the selfless “gift” of organ donation. The donors that enabled her transplants bone marrow from a stranger in … |
Bucks County Courier Times |
Video: Finding Joy through organ donation
Bucks County Courier Times Arlinda Griffin, of Philadelphia, and Mary Smith, of Warminster, began a friendship through the Gift of Life organization after Smith’s son died and donated a kidney and pancreas to Griffin. Tags. Arlinda Griffin · Finding Joy · Mary Smith · Organ … A son’s wish sparks lifesaving donation and mothers’ friendshipBurlington County Times |
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fox13now.com |
State agencies encourage organ donation registration
The Daily News Online As a registered organ donor, New York residents have the option to provide organ, eye and tissue donations through the statewide registry. Tissue donated by one person can positively impact the lives of more than 50 other people and each organ donor … Utah families impacted by organ donation honored at special holiday eventfox13now.com Organ donor who saved lives honoured – The visitorThe Visitor Lizzy Buchan: It’s time for a change of heart in Scotland on organ …Scotsman Independent Online –News8000.com – WKBT –Knoxville News Sentinel all 17 news articles » |
Community Newspaper Group |
Hillarys childhood cancer survivor reflects on life-saving organ donation
Community Newspaper Group “Mummy. Mummy, why is it doing that? I want to hold it,” she painfully grins. Dr Stevens arrives and says, “Lexi, you are going to feel much better soon. I promise.” She is about to go into a long surgery. Someone has chosen to donate the organs of … |
Times of India |
Blind MBA student gives gift of life to 3
Times of India The donor didn’t regain consciousness and a CT scan on the third day showed a brain bleed. “The family was motivated to donate organs,” said the doctor. The donor lost his vision at the age of five due to a rare genetic condition called retinitis … |
News8000.com – WKBT |
It is never too late to become an organ donor
News8000.com – WKBT (WKBT) – It is never too late to become an organ donor. That is the message from new research published Wednesday, saying there is no age cutoff for organ donation. Guidelines classify donors older than 50 as ‘extended criteria donors’ but shortages … |