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Organ recipient Greg pledges gift of life for strangers
Mackay Daily Mercury The doctors at Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital revealed Gregory would need to go on the deceased donor list. “I asked them ‘What’s the prognosis’?” Gregory said. “Back then any publicity was mainly about people who had had a transplant and died … Luke’s desperate for a third chance at life without dialysisGladstone Observer Bradford transplant patient who benefitted from the gift of life welcomes moves for a potential opt-out system of …Bradford Telegraph and Argus Best mates are bound together by a lifesaving giftGympie Times |
Dad gives his son the gift of life – Toowoomba Chronicle
Toowoomba Chronicle |
Dad gives his son the gift of life
Toowoomba Chronicle The liver is the only organ that regenerates and it generally returns to normal about six weeks after surgery. Chris was left with scarring and endured intense pain for quite a while after the surgery. “Donors do not recover as fast as kids,” Nelia … |
Time running out for Luke as mum’s gift gives up the ghost – Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin |
Time running out for Luke as mum’s gift gives up the ghost
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin About 10 years ago the tired organs gave up the ghost and at 26 years old Luke was forced onto dialysis. Five hours a day, three times a week, Luke was hooked up to a dialysis machine that filtered waste from his blood until a deceased kidney donor … |
More relatives can now be donors – The Daily Star
The Daily Star |
More relatives can now be donors
The Daily Star Parliament last night passed the “Transplantation of Human Organs Bill, 2018,” expanding the definition of close relationships to include cousins, grandparents and grandchildren. This may make organ transplantation a little easier. The new definition … |
The Lives They Live: Now 69, he’s donated blood since he was 18 – The Straits Times
The Straits Times |
The Lives They Live: Now 69, he’s donated blood since he was 18
The Straits Times When Mr Chew turned 60, he had to have medical check-ups every year to continue donating blood. “I visit the doctors at Sata (Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association) every year for the check-up,” he said, adding that it is free and the doctors check … |
Blood Banks Need January Donors – WebMD
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Blood Banks Need January Donors
WebMD TUESDAY, Jan. 9, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Want to make a difference right now? Consider donating some blood. That’s the suggestion of experts from Penn State Health’s Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Blood bank supplies tend to be low in January … American Red Cross in urgent need for blood donationsWTMJ (press release) (blog) Donating blood — A New Year’s resolution that can save livesChicago Sun-Times Red Cross blood shortage prompts urgent call for blood and platelet donationsLake Chelan Mirror HollandSentinel.com –Fergus Falls Daily Journal all 44 news articles » |
Invercargill family saves Cook Island baby with organ donation – The Southland Times
The Southland TimesInvercargill family saves Cook Island baby with organ donationThe Southland TimesAfter moving from the the Cook Islands for lifesaving treatment in New Zealand, baby Dominic Joseph-Kura received a liver transplant from an Invercargil…
Invercargill family saves Cook Island baby with organ donation – Southland Times
Southland Times |
Invercargill family saves Cook Island baby with organ donation
Southland Times Family flew over from Raratonga during this time. The family never stopped praying, Ruvea said. However, when they got news Dominic had a liver donated it was very emotional, she said. “It was a happy and sad feeling, letting go of one and saving one … |
Government pledges more funds for Nakasero blood bank – NTV Uganda
Government pledges more funds for Nakasero blood bankNTV UgandaAccording to Dr Dorothy Kyeyune, the Executive Director Uganda Blood Transfusion Services, the problem got worse following the cancellation of funding from the US government under PEPFAR wh…
More than 10000 donated organs in 2017, making a record – NBCNews.com
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More than 10000 donated organs in 2017, making a record
NBCNews.com But Victoria’s kidneys, liver, lungs and heart went to four people who’d been waiting for lifesaving organ transplants. “She was just an amazing child and an amazing person. Now she is even more amazing.” She was among the 10,000 people whose organs … |