St. Catharines Standard |
Liver needed: ‘I want to be here for my kids’
St. Catharines Standard Since January, there have been 124 liver transplants from deceased donors, and 37 from living donors. According to the Canadian Liver Foundation, during the living donor’s surgery, the right lobe of their liver is removed and transplanted into the patient. |
Donating to help save lives – The Star Online
The Star Online |
Donating to help save lives
The Star Online “This campaign aims to create public awareness on the need for regular donation because of the short shelf life of blood, which is only up to four months, and also to encourage existing and potential donors to donate blood at regular intervals,” said … |
Prosecutors Seek 2-Year Sentence For Former State Rep. Brooks – WABE 90.1 FM
WABE 90.1 FMProsecutors Seek 2-Year Sentence For Former State Rep. BrooksWABE 90.1 FMShe testified Brooks embezzled thousands of dollars in donations from two nonprofit groups he led, Universal Humanities and Georgia Association of Black Elected Offici…
Fire victim fund surplus raises questions – Owen Sound Sun Times
Owen Sound Sun Times |
Fire victim fund surplus raises questions
Owen Sound Sun Times “The request was viewed by both the board and the committee and because it wasn’t related directly to the fire, that they felt that it didn’t fit the criteria for the fund in that this was to cover uninsured loses related directly to the fire,” Dobbyn … |
Charlotte, 21, reveals her gratitude for a organ donor gift beyond price – Daily Mail
Daily Mail |
Charlotte, 21, reveals her gratitude for a organ donor gift beyond price
Daily Mail At the age of 17, when other teenagers were spreading their wings and finding independence, Charlotte Davies’s world had come to a standstill. Charlotte, now 21, was born with cystic fibrosis, a genetic condition where the lungs and digestive system … |
Don’t be a turkey – donate blood at OneBlood drives during November – Florida Times-Union
Florida Times-Union |
Don’t be a turkey – donate blood at OneBlood drives during November
Florida Times-Union OneBlood is teaming up with Feeding Northeast Florida this month to host combination host food and blood drives. Blood donors are asked to bring a canned food item worth at least $1 to the drives. Their donation of one pint of blood can help save up to … |
City Council’s hottest race is in District 4 – The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe |
City Council’s hottest race is in District 4
The Boston Globe Her mom was killed in a car crash driving to visit her father, now deceased, in prison. While Campbell went to the Ivy League, her twin … Yancey’s top donors live in Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, and Roxbury. Campbell focuses on constituent … |
How Alabama Eye Bank took its tech needs into its own hands – Birmingham Business Journal
Birmingham Business Journal |
How Alabama Eye Bank took its tech needs into its own hands
Birmingham Business Journal In the increasingly tech-driven world of business, it’s easy for companies to get lost in the mix of new products, software updates and secure data storage, especially when it comes to what products fit their respective business models. But Birmingham … |
Strengthen the gift of life through tissue and organ donation: Editorial – Toronto Star
Strengthen the gift of life through tissue and organ donation: EditorialToronto StarMore than 1,600 Ontarians are living on hope, anxiously waiting for a life-saving transplant of a heart, lung, liver or other major organ. For many, the kindness of str…
Punjabi is face of organ donation campaign in US – The Indian Express
The Indian Express |
Punjabi is face of organ donation campaign in US
The Indian Express As many as 61 people have signed for organ donation.” “I do not consider that my son died on July 3. I believe that his life was extended on July 5 and he continues to live in those five recipients. He is now living in five souls,” said Jaswant Singh … |