Port Macquarie NewsHartsuyker to ride Coffs to Port to raise organ donation awarenessPort Macquarie NewsIn 2016, only 34 per cent of Australians were registered on the Australian Organ Donation Register which includes only 8 per cent of Australians age…
The Herald Journal |
Clifton couple celebrates organ donor’s life at recent wedding
The Herald Journal Troy Westover, second right, poses with family members and Kellye Pummill, third right, at the recent wedding of his daughter. An organ donation from Pummill’s daughter saved Westover’s life in 2014. From left: Bride and groom Trevor and Kiasa; Kellye … |
Wigan Today |
Baby backs dad’s organ donor campaign
Wigan Today As part of Louise’s appeal, she was keen to advise people signing up to the organ donor register to inform their families of their wishes. Despite the personal decision to donate one’s organs after death, families of the deceased still have the right … |
STLtoday.comFederally funded research helps connect transplant patients with donorsSTLtoday.comAs the president of the United Network for Organ Sharing Board of Directors and a Nobel Prize-winning economic researcher who did that work, we have seen fir…
Port Macquarie NewsLuke Hartsuyker MP to join Donate Life ridePort Macquarie NewsAlongside keen motorcyclists Father Michael Alcock and biker John from North Coast V-Twins, Mr Hartsuyker launched the ride with the goal of increasing organ donor registr…
Mirror.co.uk |
“Please save my life Prime Minister”: Heart transplant boy Max Johnson in plea to change donor law
Mirror.co.uk The Mirror is calling on the Government to change the law on organ donation so that people are automatically potential organ donors unless they opt out, to save thousands of extra lives. And Max, who has been following our coverage since we highlighted … Heart transplant schoolboy Max Johnson, 9, pleads with Theresa May to change donor laws as he faces race against …The Sun |
Derry Now |
Derry’s ‘Garden of Life’ in memory of organ donors given makeover by local primary schools
Derry Now The Garden of Life was created in 2013 by members of the Altnagelvin Renal Support Group (ARSG). The park is located just outside Derry’s Walls close to the Bishop’s Gate entrance. Its aim is to provide a quiet space for people to relax while … |
Times of IndiaIndore sees third organ donation in three consecutive days | Indore …Times of IndiaINDORE: Indore made a record of sorts by facilitating organ donation for the third consecutive day on Tuesday.and more »
ChesterChronicle.co.uk |
Winsford boy is face of national campaign to change organ donor law as time runs out for lifesaving heart transplant
ChesterChronicle.co.uk “We feel an ‘opt-out’ organ donation system would work better, as it does in other countries.” Emma spoke about how Max, a pupil at Oswald’s Worleston CE Primary School in Nantwich, had always been a lively boy, full of energy and ‘fit as a fiddle … |
Turn to 10Living kidney donors needed, advocates sayTurn to 10To qualify as a living donor, you must be at least 18 years old and in excellent health. Recovery can last up to three months. Drew said she bounced back much sooner than that. She has lunch…