27Aug/18

A ‘personal touch’ helps those waiting for a transplant raise awareness – Jacksonville Daily News


Jacksonville Daily News

A ‘personal touch’ helps those waiting for a transplant raise awareness
Jacksonville Daily News
After reconnecting more than 50 years after their Jacksonville High School days, former high school sweethearts Andy Bender and Betty Oliver Bender are married and fighting for many more happy years together. “We have 52 years to make up for,” said

26Aug/18

Canadian Blood Services says it’s in desperate need of blood, but many Canadians find it hard to donate – Globalnews.ca


Globalnews.ca

Canadian Blood Services says it’s in desperate need of blood, but many Canadians find it hard to donate
Globalnews.ca
Canadian Blood Services recently said that it needed 22,000 Canadians to donate blood by August 26, in order to ensure they have enough blood to meet patients’ needs for the rest of the summer. But for many people, donating blood isn’t so easy — even

26Aug/18

Memorial blood drive hopes to set record number of donations for pediatric cancer awareness month – Wiscasset Newspaper


Wiscasset Newspaper

Memorial blood drive hopes to set record number of donations for pediatric cancer awareness month
Wiscasset Newspaper
This September, in honor of pediatric cancer awareness month, Southern Maine and Midcoast Maine will honor a young child’s cancer battle with a memorial blood drive. Community members are encouraged to come out to donate blood in memory of …

26Aug/18

The UK Church is preparing for battle over compulsory organ donation – Catholic Herald Online (blog)


Catholic Herald Online (blog)

The UK Church is preparing for battle over compulsory organ donation
Catholic Herald Online (blog)
It would be hard to imagine any reasonable person not wanting the best possible outcome for such patients, and Max Johnson’s case was seized upon by those seeking an “opt-out” system of organ donation, where people are deemed to have given consent …