23Dec/13

How organ donation is getting nudge in the right direction: trial could pave … – The Independent


The Independent

How organ donation is getting nudge in the right direction: trial could pave
The Independent
For years the NHS has grappled with the conundrum of how to increase the number of people on Britain’s Organ Donor Register. Surveys show that 90 per cent of us support the principle of donation – but yet only a third bother to join the register. On
People Receptive to Organ Donation Encouraging Messages that Appear to TopNews United States

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23Dec/13

Maine mom uses Facebook to help spread her teen son's ashes worldwide – Red Alert Politics


Red Alert Politics

Maine mom uses Facebook to help spread her teen son’s ashes worldwide
Red Alert Politics
So far, C.J.’s ashes have already made their way to California, Tennessee, and Japan – and are en route to Haiti and Indian as the #ScatteringCJ project grows. According to The Associated Press, about 150 packets of his ashes Twomey was so inspired

23Dec/13

Maine mom uses social media to scatter son's ashes – Colorado Springs Gazette


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Maine mom uses social media to scatter son’s ashes
Colorado Springs Gazette
She asks the recipient to do four things: Think about C.J., think about the people he gave life to through organ donation, tell him that his mom and dad loved him and tell him that his mom is sorry. Twomey regrets rolling her eyes at her son instead of
How 150 strangers are spreading one veteran’s ashesSan Jose Mercury News

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