08Jun/18

‘This is a problem that’s fixable’: the fight to get more Australians to donate organs – The Guardian


The Guardian

‘This is a problem that’s fixable’: the fight to get more Australians to donate organs
The Guardian
Her story is captured in the opening minutes of the powerful new documentary Dying to Live, which has its world premiere this week at the Sydney film festival. Shortly after their daughter’s death, Kim and Allan Turner founded Zaidee’s Rainbow

07Jun/18

New ‘opt-out’ law makes every Icelander an organ donor by default – Big Think (blog)


Big Think (blog)

New ‘opt-out’ law makes every Icelander an organ donor by default
Big Think (blog)
Iceland has passed a law that changes its organ donation program from ‘opt-in’ to ‘opt-out’, effectively turning every citizen into a donor unless otherwise specified. Under the new regulations, citizens are presumed to be donors but it’s still illegal

07Jun/18

Burlington family giving thanks for blood donation that saved little girl – InsideHalton.com


InsideHalton.com

Burlington family giving thanks for blood donation that saved little girl
InsideHalton.com
No one knows the gift-of-life importance of blood quite like the Ruggeris. The Burlington family’s baby girl, Ariya, will be celebrating her second birthday at the Burlington Blood Donor Clinic (1250 Brant St.) Thursday, June 14. That’s thanks to the

07Jun/18

3 moms become ‘scar sisters’ after being living organ donors for daughters – Today.com


Today.com

3 moms become ‘scar sisters’ after being living organ donors for daughters
Today.com
Navarro was struggling to understand organ donation, so she joined a Facebook group for parents whose kids had biliary atresia. That is where she virtually “met” fellow mom Margaret Rollins, who provided something that few others could offer: Rollins’ …