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Transplant Survivors Meet Donors for First Time at City of Hope’s 41st Annual Bone Marrow Transplant Reunion
Business Wire (press release) Rancho Cucamonga resident Evan Braggs, 32, is also elated to meet his donor at this year’s BMT reunion. It’s long overdue – Braggs received his transplant in 2005. He was 20 years old and battling a devastating blood disease, aplastic anemia. The … |
Cheyenne’s Day of Giving provides an opportunity to save a life – Wyoming Business Report
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Cheyenne’s Day of Giving provides an opportunity to save a life
Wyoming Business Report The odds are worse for minorities, since bone marrow type is based partly on ethnic background – while Caucasians can find an unrelated donor 75 percent of the time, the percentage drops to the 40s for Hispanic and Asian patients, and 25 percent for … |
How Spain became the world leader in organ transplants – CTV News
CTV NewsHow Spain became the world leader in organ transplantsCTV NewsThat means there were 43.4 organ donors per million inhabitants last year, a world record, up from 40.2 donors in 2015. By comparison in the United States there were just 28.2 donors…
Organ Donation: The Gift That Keeps on Giving – EBONY.com
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Organ Donation: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
EBONY.com Sometimes love has the power to be lifesaving in ways one could never expect. Just ask Spring, Texas-based human resources manager Dwight Deserne. Five years after he accepted his wife Renee’s hand in marriage following their whirlwind romance, … |
Lillie’s plea to blood donors (From Swindon Advertiser) – Swindon Advertiser
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Lillie’s plea to blood donors (From Swindon Advertiser)
Swindon Advertiser A LITTLE girl whose life was saved by blood transfusions is encouraging donors to give blood during the Easter school holidays. |
Fighting to stay alive: Liver transplant mother in Hong Kong shows … – South China Morning Post
South China Morning PostFighting to stay alive: Liver transplant mother in Hong Kong shows …South China Morning PostA dying mother who received a liver transplant from a live donor last week showed signs of reviving on Monday afternoon hours after sh…
Limerick transplant recipient: ‘I’m a new man’ – Limerick Leader
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Limerick transplant recipient: ‘I’m a new man’
Limerick Leader ORGAN donor awareness week is just over but for those awaiting a transplant it is 12 months a year. Limerick-based transplant recipient, Richard McEvoy urges everyone to “talk to your family about your intentions”. Siobhan Brosnan, organ donation nurse … |
Legacy, donating applicants shouldn’t get preferential treatment – GW Hatchet (subscription)
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Legacy, donating applicants shouldn’t get preferential treatment
GW Hatchet (subscription) But with this sort of preference toward donors, a student rejected at a few of their “reach schools” – like I was – can’t help but wonder if giving a sizable donation would have pushed them over the edge to be admitted. Unfortunately, this practice of … |
Barton Springs redevelopment changes hit a wall at the Environmental Commission – Austin Monitor
Austin MonitorBarton Springs redevelopment changes hit a wall at the Environmental CommissionAustin MonitorOf the 44 proposed code amendments, 36 related to the Watershed Protection Ordinance cleanup and five to the Barton Springs Zone Redevelopment Ex…
The Lima News | One organ donor can save up to eight lives – Lima Ohio
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The Lima News | One organ donor can save up to eight lives
Lima Ohio Did you know that one organ donor can save up to eight lives? That’s a pretty powerful reason to consider registering as an organ donor. More than 119,000 … For Lead native, organ donation lifelong passion | Features …Rapid City Journal |