Metro group raising awareness of the need for organ donations WOWTWith six people being added to the organ transplant waiting list every hour, 8000 people will die this year waiting for an organ donation.
Thursday’s National Organ Donor Day. And one local teen is still fighting for his life – WTKR News 3
Thursday’s National Organ Donor Day. And one local teen is still fighting for his life WTKR News 3
NORFOLK, Va. – Valentine’s Day isn’t just about chocolate and flowers. February 14th is also National Organ Donor Day. According to the United States information on organ donation and transplantation, more than 100,000 men, women and children are on the waiting list, and 20 people die each day waiting for a transplant. One person can donate up to eight lifesaving organs, according to government statistics. There are also living donors who can donate organs like kidneys, which is what would save Chesapeake teenager Myles Grate’s life. The Indian River High School senior hopes sharing his s…
US unemployment claims rise by 4,000 to 239,000 – CityNews Calgary
US unemployment claims rise by 4,000 to 239,000 CityNews Calgary
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but remains at levels low enough to show that most workers …
National Organ Donor Day – WDVM 25
National Organ Donor Day WDVM 25Today may be Valentine’s Day but it’s also National Organ Donor day, and officials say there’s no display of love greater than giving the gift of life.
MZ-VALENTINES-BLOOD DONATION – Outlook India
MZ-VALENTINES-BLOOD DONATION Outlook India888 people donate blood on Valentine’s Day in Mizoram. Aizawl, Feb 14 At least 888 people, including 242 women, donated blood in the name of their loved …
Myths around organ donation are merely excuses | Opinion – Kykernel.com
Myths around organ donation are merely excuses | Opinion Kykernel.com
The Atlantic website reports in one article that, “…about 45 percent of American adults are registered organ donors…” This statistic might make it seem as …
Blood donations: Donors in Central West save more than 40,000 lives in a single year – Western Advocate
Blood donations: Donors in Central West save more than 40,000 lives in a single year Western AdvocateBATHURST blood donors saved more than 6000 lives last year, the latest figures have found. And more than 40,000 lives were saved thanks to t…
Scarborough woman raising awareness of organ donation to help the search for a new heart for four-year-old granddaughter Thalia – Scarborough Today
Scarborough woman raising awareness of organ donation to help the search for a new heart for four-year-old granddaughter Thalia Scarborough TodayA Scarborough woman is raising awareness of organ donation following the devastating news that h…
Dad gave BBC’s Stephen Watson kidney 29 years ago – now he needs a new one and is back on dialysis – Belfast Telegraph
Dad gave BBC’s Stephen Watson kidney 29 years ago – now he needs a new one and is back on dialysis Belfast TelegraphTo look at TV presenter Stephen Watson, or watch him at work, you wouldn’t think he’s suffering from a serious illness.
Hesitating to get on organ donor list? Here’s why you shouldn’t – WPLG Local 10
Hesitating to get on organ donor list? Here’s why you shouldn’t WPLG Local 10If someone has ever asked you if you wanted to be an organ donor, was one of the first thoughts you had a vision of yourself in some sort of situation in which the …