the Irish News |
Champion of transplant sport and organ donation
the Irish News Janet Coleman (51) was an inspirational example of the difference a second chance at life can make. One of Ireland’s most successful transplant athletes, she was also a tireless champion of the importance of organ donation. Originally from Newry, Janet … |
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Man donates father’s organs, preaches cause of organ donation in prayer meeting
Daily News & Analysis “We had requested the ZTCC to give a lecture on organ donation. They readily agreed. In the meeting, they informed people about how organ donation can be done and who can donate organs. People were impressed with the information. For many, it was a … |
Asbury Park Press |
Neptune girl’s organ donation saved four lives
Asbury Park Press The experience — and the message of organ donation — so deeply moved Caroline that she made a decision, one she soon shared with her mother. “She said, ‘Mom if anything ever happens to me, I want to do that, I want to be an organ donor,’ ” Kate Duerr … |
Debunking 5 myths about organ donation, as need for donors increasesQuad-Cities OnlineMore than 120,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant nationwide. Mayo Clinic alone has more than 3,000 patients on its waiting list. Getting more people to re…
Pedestrian TV |
James Ackerman, who died from rugby league injury, will save lives through …
The Daily Telegraph … Molo was fierce, there was no malice in the tackle and it was simply a rugby league play gone wrong. Sources have told The Courier-Mail that Ackerman’s organs and tissue will now go to help save seriously ill patients through the organ donation … James Ackerman “Donated His Organs So Others Could Survive”Pedestrian TV |
Gulf TimesHMC targets to reach 100000 organ donorsGulf TimesThe Qatar Organ Donation Centre (Hiba) of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), targets to add another 60,000 donors to reach a total of 100,000 organ donors through its National Organ Donation cam…
Thehour.com |
Father’s Day is Special for 2 Dads Touched by Organ Donation
Thehour.com “Your life can change in an instant, and no one understands that better than someone who has survived because of an organ donation,” said Hodrinsky. “If not for a viral infection of the heart muscle, I was in excellent physical condition and would have … Organ donation gives life to local man, links 2 families togetherFOX CT For Organ Recipient, Donor Family, Father’s Day Has Special MeaningHartford Courant |
Man gets new liver through anonymous organ donationWashington TimesFox is one of about 500 people in the region who has received, or will receive, an organ transplant in 2015, according to Mid-America Transplant Services (MTS), a St. Louis-based organi…
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Man gets new liver through anonymous organ donation
SunHerald.com BULL SHOALS, Ark. — Twenty-year-old Zackery Fox always knew that someday he would need another liver. The organ transplant was bound to happen since Fox was nearly seven weeks old, due to a life-threatening liver disorder called biliary atresia. |
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Organ donation: A Father’s Day gift of life
9NEWS.com He’s been waiting for a transplant for years. “I’ve actually been on the waiting list since 2009,” he said. This week, all of that will change when he finally gets a new kidney. The match came about unexpectedly thanks to his wife Barbara Ciletti. “It … |