16Feb/16

Maryport woman’s commitment to blood donation – Times & Star


Times & Star

Maryport woman’s commitment to blood donation
Times & Star
Linda, of Beechwood Close, said she started giving blood in Aspatria where she was practice manager for a GP surgery. She said: “It was in the 70s. There was a campaign to promote blood donations and I went along. I have been doing it ever since

16Feb/16

Selston community helps brave meningitis survivor – Mansfield Chad


Mansfield Chad

Selston community helps brave meningitis survivor
Mansfield Chad
“Due to severe scarring, my kidneys no longer work at the necessary rate, so I will be on dialysis every night until a kidney transplant can be achieved. Whilst I still have to attend multiple rehabilitation appointments, and spend four days a week at

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16Feb/16

Giving blood and donating organs should a Christian’s duty says top bishop – Daily Mail


Daily Mail

Giving blood and donating organs should a Christian’s duty says top bishop
Daily Mail
Christians will be urged to give blood and donate organs under a motion to go before the Church of England’s general synod. The move is backed by James Newcome, the Bishop of Carlisle, who wants blood and organ donation to be part of the ‘sacrificial …

16Feb/16

Denise’s 150th and last blood donation – Clarence Valley Daily Examiner


Clarence Valley Daily Examiner

Denise’s 150th and last blood donation
Clarence Valley Daily Examiner
WHEN Denise Brazier first went to donate blood, the nurse had trouble finding the veins, and asked if Ms Brazier would like to still give blood. “I said yes I still want to give blood so I was determined not to give up and keep going,” she said. That

16Feb/16

Donors should not profit, but covering care is ethical, makes sense – Las Vegas Sun


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Donors should not profit, but covering care is ethical, makes sense
Las Vegas Sun
Nevertheless, the supply of organs — donated by living and deceased donors — will fall short of the number of patients added last year to the transplant waiting lists. With the persistent shortage, there are those who would seek to increase the
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