02Nov/15

Some organ donor families, recipients become good friends – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Some organ donor families, recipients become good friends
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
At a recent organ donation event, he met a donor couple who hadn’t heard from their son’s recipients. Mr. Vitale told the woman, “Why don’t you adopt me?” “She smiled and said, ‘Really?’ ” Mr. Vitale said they plan to get together soon in Philadelphia.

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02Nov/15

Faced with tragic loss, families must face the difficult choice of organ donation – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Faced with tragic loss, families must face the difficult choice of organ donation
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
While demand for organs is growing, donation rates have been stagnant, with deceased donors numbering about 8,000 annually for the past decade. Overall, procurement organizations — CORE is one of 58 nationwide — recover organs from eligible donors …

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02Nov/15

With testy words on future, a classic clash for District 4 seat – The Boston Globe


The Boston Globe

With testy words on future, a classic clash for District 4 seat
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

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