19Jan/16

Republican proposes ban on lawmakers asking for donations – The Hill (blog)


The Hill (blog)

Republican proposes ban on lawmakers asking for donations
The Hill (blog)
Jolly said he won’t call donors asking for money or sign his name to any fundraising missives, instead leaving money-related duties to his staff. Many current and former members of Congress have complained about the extended amount of time they had to …

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19Jan/16

‘Under the Skin’ at Everyman Theatre deals with complex family issues, organ donation – Baltimore Sun


Baltimore Sun

‘Under the Skin’ at Everyman Theatre deals with complex family issues, organ donation
Baltimore Sun
Everyman wants to bring audience members closer to the topic of organ donation. They can talk with recipients, donors and caregivers, representing four donor organizations, who will be in the lobby at every performance. After the matinee on Feb.

19Jan/16

5 Reasons To Register Your Organ Donation Decision – Huffington Post Canada


Huffington Post Canada

5 Reasons To Register Your Organ Donation Decision
Huffington Post Canada
There are another 508 reasons to register your organ donor decision, each of them waiting for an organ transplant in B.C.. The Kidney Foundation’s Saving Lives Through Organ Donation campaign has set an ambitious goal to increase kidney transplants and …
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19Jan/16

Transplant survivor Stacie Pridden backs new rules around organ donor consent – Swindon Advertiser

Swindon AdvertiserTransplant survivor Stacie Pridden backs new rules around organ donor consentSwindon AdvertiserStacie Pridden of Cherrytree Grove, Pinehurst, had a heart and double lung transplant in May last year after three years on the organ trans…

19Jan/16

Concord teacher Kara Bochicchio turns to social media to find kidney … – MassLive.com


MassLive.com

Concord teacher Kara Bochicchio turns to social media to find kidney
MassLive.com
“At my transplant hospital, Massachusetts General in Boston, my estimated waiting time for a deceased donor kidney is five to seven years,” she explains. She goes on to say that a living donor transplant is “significantly more likely to work better and

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