Northwest Georgia NewsRed Cross blood shortage prompts urgent call for blood donations …Northwest Georgia NewsThis January, National Blood Donor Month, the American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood donors of all blood types to make an appointme…
Selfless mum risks her life with double organ donation for her son – Metro
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Selfless mum risks her life with double organ donation for her son
Metro Sarah donated a lobe of her liver to Joe in January 2017, and underwent the kidney transplant just seven months later, in August 2017. Speaking before the second transplant, she said: ‘The next surgery shouldn’t be as big an ordeal for either of us as … |
QPR encouraging fans to talk about organ donation – QPR official website
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QPR encouraging fans to talk about organ donation
QPR official website QPR are proud to have once again partnered up with NHS Blood and Transplant to make QPR fans aware that ‘Words Save Lives’. This January QPR are part of a London campaign to encourage people to talk about organ donation, to increase the number of lives … Lifeline CEO speaks of organ donationPike County News Watchman These installations made from human ashes impart a hard-hitting message for all of usThe News Minute |
Organ donor assistance scheme ‘discriminatory’, says O’Reilly – Irish Times
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Organ donor assistance scheme ‘discriminatory’, says O’Reilly
Irish Times The Department of Health’s scheme to assist living organ donors with their expenses discriminates against donors who are not in formal employment, it has been claimed. Sinn Féin health spokeswoman Louise O’Reilly said the numbers were small but a group … |
Selfless mother donates two organs to save her son’s life – The Independent
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Selfless mother donates two organs to save her son’s life
The Independent A devoted mother has risked her own life to undergo a double organ donation for her four-year-old son. Sarah Lamont, from Ballymena, Northern Ireland, recently donated one of her kidneys to her little boy, Joe, and just months later surgeons also … |
One year on, full impact of ‘global gag rule’ begins to emerge – Devex
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One year on, full impact of ‘global gag rule’ begins to emerge
Devex According to Gorna, the expansion of the rule to include health assistance could also undermine progress made in recent years towards offering combined services, as organizations working on diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and HIV will no longer … |
Families of slain organ donor, recipient meet and become one | NJ … – NJ.com
NJ.comFamilies of slain organ donor, recipient meet and become one | NJ …NJ.comLosing a loved one, especially in an act of violence, is often coupled with an unimaginable amount of grief, for which survivors look for a way to heal, and allow the pers…
Hometown Spotlight: Upstate family works to encourage blood … – WSPA.com
WSPA.comHometown Spotlight: Upstate family works to encourage blood …WSPA.comDonor recruiters with the Blood Connection said their bank needs donations of blood now more than ever.and more »
Organ donation possible even with opioid death – Marietta Times
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Organ donation possible even with opioid death
Marietta Times The bottom line is: people who die from an overdose have the potential to give the gift of life through organ donation. We are often asked: “won’t drugs be passed from the organ to the recipient?” And the answer is no. Whenever a person dies in a … |
I battled bone disease, got a new kidney, but now my life’s on track – Evening Echo Cork
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I battled bone disease, got a new kidney, but now my life’s on track
Evening Echo Cork Her career dream is to become an event organiser and she will be putting her skills to the test this summer by throwing the Gift of Life Ball, a fundraiser for the Irish Kidney Association and a celebration of the 10th anniversary of her transplant … |