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‘We need to talk about organ donation‘
BBC News A mother whose daughter needs a lung transplant wants people to talk openly about organ donation. This video has been optimised for mobile viewing on the BBC News app. The BBC News app is available from the Apple App Store for iPhone and Google … |
WKYC.com |
Family finds organ donor after creating car decal pleading for help
WKYC.com SCHERTZ, Texas — After battling kidney stones and undergoing surgeries for years, Gina Cherry was diagnosed with medullary sponge kidney disease in 2008. “I worked at a dialysis center, where I would eventually become a patient,” said Cherry, who’s … |
Peoria Journal Star |
Allowing teen organ donors has increased registry by tens of thousands
Peoria Journal Star PEKIN — Tens of thousands of 16 and 17-year-olds have become registered organ donors since a new state law was enacted earlier this year, which could mean more available replacement organs for those in need. Under the provisions of the Drive for Life … |
DesMoinesRegister.com |
A freak accident killed his 10-year-old son Garrett. But his organs and tissues live on in 132 people.
DesMoinesRegister.com Experiencing an unexpected and very welcomed joy hearing about the lives Garrett’s donated organs and tissues touched, Brockway and his wife, Tiffini, started a foundation in their 10-year-old boy’s name to promote organ donation and combat the myths … |
Knoxville News Sentinel |
‘After much heartbreak,’ boy became organ donation hero, says mother of drowned twins
Knoxville News Sentinel Amelia Weiand, the mother of twins Elijah and Elyssa Orejuela, who would have turned 2 in August, said Tuesday afternoon that her son donated his organs to save other children’s lives. “After much heartbreak, Elijah has gone to be with his sister … |
Evening Standard |
Mother saves life of daughter, 4, in Europe’s first double organ donation
Evening Standard A mother saved the life of her seriously ill child by becoming Europe’s first live liver and small bowel donor in a procedure carried out at a London hospital. Anna Pierzchala’s daughter Emilia, four, was born with a faulty immune system and had to … |
Maneka Gandhi calls for urgent measures to step-up commitment to organ donationTimes of IndiaIn a letter also marked to finance minister Piyush Goyal, Gandhi has suggested that health insurance policy holders should be given a discount in the premium i…
Irish Mirror |
Kilkenny man to travel around Ireland in vintage tractor to raise awareness about organ donation
Irish Mirror He said: “I hope that by travelling the length and breadth of Ireland and making stops on the way that I can help to spread the word about the huge importance of organ donation. Anyone wishing to make donations to the Irish Kidney Association can visit … |
The Columbus DispatchGym owner from Columbus sustains near-stranger in Iowa with kidney donationThe Columbus DispatchIn their favorite photograph together, Morgan Ebel is doubled over in laughter, a hand on her belly to stem the pain, as Bear Jacobsen …