07Jul/17

“Just a bunch of old guys” biking for organ donation – KMTV – 3 News Now


KMTV – 3 News Now

“Just a bunch of old guys” biking for organ donation
KMTV – 3 News Now
For the next two weeks, a group of a dozen men is riding their bicycles across Nebraska to support organ donation awareness. They started in Denver … Garrett, an organ donor saved more than 130 lives through donation. You can find out more about

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07Jul/17

Nearly 500 people are alive now in East Sussex thanks to organ … – Eastbourne Herald

Eastbourne HeraldNearly 500 people are alive now in East Sussex thanks to organ …Eastbourne HeraldThe number of people living in East Sussex currently known to be alive thanks to organ transplants has reached 483.Award-winning actress Eva Birthistle …

07Jul/17

Portishead wife urges people to sign organ donation list after giving kidney to ill husband – North Somerset Times


North Somerset Times

Portishead wife urges people to sign organ donation list after giving kidney to ill husband
North Somerset Times
With kidney donors in short supply, younger recipients are prioritised. Nick was told there was a real chance he would not have received one had he joined the transplant list. Ann, aged 51, said: “I made the offer (of a transplant) to him in 2014 when

07Jul/17

After death, MBBS student emerges as saviour for PhD scholar who needed a cardiac transplant – India Today


India Today

After death, MBBS student emerges as saviour for PhD scholar who needed a cardiac transplant
India Today
Dr Kewal Krishan, director of heart transplant at Max Hospital, Saket, told Mail Today, “On July 3, we received a call from NOTTO (National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation) for a heart donor in Indore. We also had a patient who needed heart

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06Jul/17

Man killed in motor vehicle collision saves life through organ donation – Cape Breton Post


Cape Breton Post

Man killed in motor vehicle collision saves life through organ donation
Cape Breton Post
IONA – The community is mourning Daniel Playwood, 29, who died as a result of a motor vehicle collision, and praising him for saving a life because he was an organ donor. Many say it is fitting to Playwood’s generous and giving nature. Advertisement.

06Jul/17

Clifton couple celebrates organ donor’s life at recent wedding – The Preston Citizen


The Preston Citizen

Clifton couple celebrates organ donor’s life at recent wedding
The Preston Citizen
Kellye Pummill felt excited as she left the airport in her rental car, traveling to meet the man whose life was saved by her daughter’s organ donation. Troy Westover grew up in Clifton, Idaho; he has a wife and two daughters and claimed he had been

06Jul/17

Best Home Furnishing’s honors organ donors by featuring nonprofit org on NASCAR cup race car – Dubois County Free Press


Dubois County Free Press

Best Home Furnishing’s honors organ donors by featuring nonprofit org on NASCAR cup race car
Dubois County Free Press
Joey Gase will return to the No. 23 Best Home Furnishings Toyota Camry next week for the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway with a very special tribute on the back of his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race car. Best Home Furnishings is …

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06Jul/17

Thousands of Coloradans Expected at Denver 5K to Honor Organ, Eye and Tissue Donors, Candidates, Recipients … – PR Newswire (press release)

Thousands of Coloradans Expected at Denver 5K to Honor Organ, Eye and Tissue Donors, Candidates, Recipients …PR Newswire (press release)While Eric realizes that not everyone can be a living donor, he hopes to inspire and encourage all residents to re…

06Jul/17

To solve organ shortage, states consider ‘opt-out’ organ donation laws – STAT


STAT

To solve organ shortage, states consider ‘opt-out’ organ donation laws
STAT
It’s called opt-out organ donation or “presumed consent” and it means that basically every resident is an organ donor unless they remove themselves from that list. Some version of opt-out organ donation already exists in 25 European countries including …
Being an organ donor is your choice, not the state’s to dictateIndependent Online

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