Stoke Sentinel |
VIDEO: Boy, 9, calls for change to organ donor law – as he faces desperate wait for new heart
Stoke Sentinel That is not a time to make a decision about organ donation.” The campaign has won the backing of the medical profession. Doctor Richard Vautrey, acting chairman of the British Medical Association’s GP committee, said: “Around 10,000 people in the UK … |
Jewish ExponentMatchmaker, Matchmaker Made a Match for Kidney TransplantJewish ExponentHe joined the donor waiting lists at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and Jefferson Health in Philadelphia for a kidney from a deceased patient, which lasts u…
Herald Sun |
Three Melbourne families form tight bond during children’s wait for liver transplant
Herald Sun Each underwent surgery within weeks of being born to connect the small intestine to the liver but it failed to prevent their need for an organ transplant if they were to reach their first birthday. All three had “tears and skin that glowed yellow”, a … |
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 |
CBC.ca |
Manitoba man on his 3rd heart has lots of love for organ donors
CBC.ca A Manitoba man whose life was saved — twice — by heart transplants is taking his message about organ donation on the road. Two-time heart recipient Dean Omeniuk has put the organ transplant ribbon and the image of a heart rate on the side of a … |
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 »
ESPNRod Carew in Minnesota for first time since heart, kidney transplant in 2016ESPN… he passed away so that I could live, but I carry him with me every day inside so that he can help me go out and save some lives, you know, talking to people about h…
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…
Mirror.co.uk |
‘I hope my pal Max gets a second chance at life’ says 14-year-old who was saved by heart transplant
Mirror.co.uk Max has been waiting six months for a donor organ and we highlighted his plight last week. … Jevan, of Castleford, West Yorks, added: “We want to raise awareness of cardiomyopathy in children and let people know how vital it is to donate organs … |