14Feb/17

Column: ‘My mum was dying. Her heart was failing. She was bedridden until she got a new heart’ – thejournal.ie


Rockford Register Star

Column: ‘My mum was dying. Her heart was failing. She was bedridden until she got a new heart’
thejournal.ie
… or the word Donor to 50050 (free text). You can also indicate your wishes on your driver’s licence represented by code 115, or download a donor card on your smartphone by searching for Ecard. Organ Donor Awareness Week will take place from 1-8 April.
National Donor Day hits home for Rockford heart recipientRockford Register Star
“Because Someone Refused To Help Donate An Organ, My Sister Passed Away At 11”malaysiandigest.com

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14Feb/17

Why you should donate your data (as well as your organs) when you die – The Conversation US


The Conversation US

Why you should donate your data (as well as your organs) when you die
The Conversation US
Doing so is very important: Each deceased donor can save several lives if he donates his organs and tissue and they are used for transplantation. Support for organ donation among members of the public is very high – at over 80 percent in some countries

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14Feb/17

AG Xavier Becerra Issues Consumer Alert Concerning Price Gouging in Wake of Oroville Dam Auxiliary Spillway Incident – YubaNet


East Valley Times

AG Xavier Becerra Issues Consumer Alert Concerning Price Gouging in Wake of Oroville Dam Auxiliary Spillway Incident
YubaNet
SACRAMENTO February 13, 2017 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today issued a consumer alert concerning price gouging in the wake of the Oroville Dam Auxiliary Spillway Incident and related evacuations. The Attorney General also warns donors
ALERT: Price gouging, scammers possible with Lake Oroville emergencyKCRA Sacramento

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14Feb/17

National Donor Day hits home for Rockford heart recipient – Rockford Register Star


Rockford Register Star

National Donor Day hits home for Rockford heart recipient
Rockford Register Star
Originally under the impression it was just a few bruises, a week later he was transported to UW Health in Madison, Wisconsin and prepped for surgery. “At that particular time, they had called my family in because it was a bad heart … a phone call

14Feb/17

Amorous or atrocious? How brands are doing Valentine’s Day 2017 – Marketing Week


Marketing Week

Amorous or atrocious? How brands are doing Valentine’s Day 2017
Marketing Week
Almost 5,000 people are currently waiting for a kidney in the UK – more than the total number of people waiting for any other organ combined. As a result, NHS Blood and Transplant launched a Valentine’s campaign aiming to raise awareness and to …

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13Feb/17

Just as Max did, give the gift of organ donation – Juneau Empire (subscription)


Juneau Empire (subscription)

Just as Max did, give the gift of organ donation
Juneau Empire (subscription)
My husband, Max Gruenberg, died on Valentine’s Day exactly one year ago today. In the 1980s, Max was involved in a bill that helps educate surviving family members about giving others a chance for a better or longer life by donating the organs, corneas

13Feb/17

Bad press hits organ donation – The Star Online


KUTV 2News

Bad press hits organ donation
The Star Online
I SUPPORT the latest statement made by the Health Ministry on the issue of organ and blood donation, which should not touch on the donors‘ racial and religious background “Ministry: Clinical criteria determine recipients of organs” (The Star, Feb 13).
2016 a record-breaking year for organ donation in UtahKUTV 2News
National Donor Day dispels myths about organ donation – WOWT.comWOWT
Letter to the Editor: ‘Opt-out’ change can increase organ donationNew Haven Register
WGRZ.com –My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22 –SurfKY News (registration) (blog)
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