24Mar/17

Cowichan woman with rare disease must raise $15K for post-transplant care – Ladysmith Chronicle

Cowichan woman with rare disease must raise $15K for post-transplant care
Ladysmith Chronicle
Currently, according to BC Transplant, 15 liver transplants from deceased donors have been completed in 2017 while another 24 people such as Williams are on the wait list. “It just kind of makes you sad because your life depends on someone else,” she

24Mar/17

Reeder: An organ donor saved my brother’s life. We need more of them. – Chicago Tribune


Chicago Tribune

Reeder: An organ donor saved my brother’s life. We need more of them.
Chicago Tribune
Reeder: An organ donor saved my brother’s life. We need more of them. Organ … Sometime earlier, she’d signed an organ donor card. That small act saved my brother’s life. … Next month is organ donor month in Illinois. Please consider being an organ

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24Mar/17

Should organ donor consent be assumed? NL health minister not convinced – CBC.ca


CBC.ca

Should organ donor consent be assumed? NL health minister not convinced
CBC.ca
Newfoundland and Labrador is looking at reforming how organ donation is done but the health minister says it’s unlikely the province will adopt a system where consent is assumed. Right now the province uses an opt-in donor system where residents agree …

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24Mar/17

Jason Ray, UNC mascot and organ donor, left behind a legacy of life – News & Observer

Jason Ray, UNC mascot and organ donor, left behind a legacy of life
News & Observer
A card arrived less than two weeks ago at the home of Charlotte and Emmitt Ray, and when they opened the envelope there was David Erving, a wide smile, wearing “little green glasses,” as Charlotte described them. A homemade St. Patrick’s Day card

24Mar/17

‘If that was my little girl I’d want someone to step up’: Stem cell donor on lifesaving transplant – ChronicleLive


ChronicleLive

‘If that was my little girl I’d want someone to step up’: Stem cell donor on lifesaving transplant
ChronicleLive
Around 2,000 people in the UK in need of a bone marrow or stem cell transplant every year. This is usually their last chance of survival. 75% of UK patients won’t find a matching donor in their families. So they turn to Anthony Nolan to find them an