28Jul/18

Everyday Hero: A tragic death and organ donation leads to the gift of life – KATU


KATU

Everyday Hero: A tragic death and organ donation leads to the gift of life
KATU
PORTLAND, Ore. — In today’s Everyday Hero we meet the mother of a 14-year-old girl who died tragically, and the woman who received the girl’s heart, just days before doctors said she would have died without it. It’s a story about teen suicide, organ

28Jul/18

Opioid overdoses lead to increase in organ donation – WGBA-TV

WGBA-TVOpioid overdoses lead to increase in organ donationWGBA-TVNEENAH, Wis – The number of organ donors in Wisconsin who died of drug overdoses has been increasing, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. State health leaders said i…

28Jul/18

Organ donation from toddler killed in driveway saves 2 lives – Fox 2 Detroit


Fox 2 Detroit

Organ donation from toddler killed in driveway saves 2 lives
Fox 2 Detroit
The grieving mother asks everyone to consider becoming an organ donor. “Save somebody else’s life,” she said. “Give someone else a fighting chance at life.” As her little angel will be laid to rest this weekend, this mother — reminding herself: “At

27Jul/18

‘Very vampirish’: Nurse champions blood donation after developing leukemia – CBC.ca


CBC.ca

‘Very vampirish’: Nurse champions blood donation after developing leukemia
CBC.ca
Grand River Hospital’s Carla Sluser needed two units of blood in June after a leukemia diagnosis. CBC News · Posted: Jul 27, 2018 4:40 PM ET | Last Updated: in 40 minutes. Carla Sluser posted this photo of her, holding a Canadian Blood Services sign, …