18Dec/14

ORGAN DONOR APPEAL: Dialysis kept me alive but a donor kidney gave me a life – Oxford Mail


Oxford Mail

ORGAN DONOR APPEAL: Dialysis kept me alive but a donor kidney gave me a life
Oxford Mail
Just over a year later in October 1995, she received a kidney from a deceased donor and has been in perfect health ever since. The Oxford University solicitor, 32, said: “I have been exceptio-nally lucky that it keeps working very well and it has had

18Dec/14

Teresa’s dying wish – to get more people on the organ donor register – ITV News


ITV News

Teresa’s dying wish – to get more people on the organ donor register
ITV News
Teresa Sandeman-Charles from Essex, who was known as ‘T’ has had her dying wish come true, after 10,000 people signed up to her campaign for organ donors. The 54 year old from Duddenhoe End near Saffron Walden, was diagnosed with two terminal …
Tributes paid to organ donor crusador ‘T’ Sandeman-CharlesSaffron Walden Reporter
Tributes paid to Arkesden woman Teresa Sandeman-Charles who inspired more Cambridge News

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18Dec/14

Gay men say rule against donating blood is outdated and unfair – Grand Forks Herald


Grand Forks Herald

Gay men say rule against donating blood is outdated and unfair
Grand Forks Herald
Paul Hindemith, a gay man who used to donate blood four times a year but had to stop when he came out as gay, at age 26, displays a variety of his shirts from various blood drives from when he gave blood. He’s now 38. Dave Wallis / The Forum …
Gay men say rule against donating blood ‘an unnecessary double standard’Dickinson Press

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18Dec/14

Event Spotlight: Give the gift of a blood donation – Wicked Local Marblehead

Event Spotlight: Give the gift of a blood donationWicked Local Marblehead31, Danvers Blood Donation Center, 99 Rosewood Drive, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 1-6:30 p.m. (except Dec. 24: 8:30 a.m.-2 …

18Dec/14

Our Voice: Grateful to Three Rivers Community Foundation – Mid Columbia Tri City Herald

Our Voice: Grateful to Three Rivers Community Foundation
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
The Three Rivers Community Foundation is an incredible program that acts as a conduit between local donors and the myriad of charitable Tri-City organizations that can benefit from their generosity. The foundation website calls it the “community’s

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17Dec/14

American Red Cross to hold blood donation opportunities throughout Middlesex … – Wicked Local Maynard

American Red Cross to hold blood donation opportunities throughout Middlesex …Wicked Local MaynardWinter is an especially difficult time to collect enough blood to meet patient needs. Unpredictable winter weather can result in blood drive cancelation…

17Dec/14

Spending bill rider boosts allowable donations to national political parties – Kansas City Star

Spending bill rider boosts allowable donations to national political parties
Kansas City Star
The money can be deposited only in accounts designated for specific purposes, such as to finance a presidential nominating convention, renovate a party’s headquarters or defray expenses related to election recounts and “other legal proceedings