02Jan/15

Lombard collects hundreds of units of blood at 2014 drives – Suburban Life Publications

Lombard collects hundreds of units of blood at 2014 drives
Suburban Life Publications
“We’d like to thank our donors, many who come to every drive, for their selfless donation of blood to those in need,” village Executive Coordinator Carol Bauer said in the release. “Giving blood is safe, simple and saves lives. Every pint counts to

02Jan/15

Crash victim, 29, set to become first in the UK to have a BONE transplant – Daily Mail


Daily Mail

Crash victim, 29, set to become first in the UK to have a BONE transplant
Daily Mail
This is the first time that a knee with attached femur (thigh bone), fibula (calf bone) and ligaments from a deceased donor will be transplanted in an operation. Doctors will bolt them on to Mr Jotham’s remaining leg bones, and after two years it will

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02Jan/15

January is blood donor awareness month – Syracuse.com


Syracuse.com

January is blood donor awareness month
Syracuse.com
Jessica Storms (left), a Red Cross collection specialist prepares blood donor Rita Boivin of Baldwinsville at the Patricia Lapp Blood Donation Center in Liverpool. Rita says she visits the center on a regular basis to donate blood. Friday Jan. 2, 2015
January is “National Blood Donor Month:” Give the gift of life via the fox6now.com
American Red Cross seeking blood donorsGreensburg Daily News
Resolve to give blood in January for National Blood Donor MonthKCSG
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02Jan/15

Donate Life Rose Parade Float honors organ donor Kelsey Mikel – The Elkhart Truth (blog)


The Elkhart Truth (blog)

Donate Life Rose Parade Float honors organ donor Kelsey Mikel
The Elkhart Truth (blog)
READ MORE ABOUT THE MIKELS’ TRIP Rose Parade honoree Kelsey Mikel’s family embarks on trip to honor her life, promote organ donation · Family of organ donor Kelsey Mikel arrives in California for Rose Parade · On trip to Rose Parade, Kelsey Mikel’s …

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02Jan/15

Number of organ donations down by a quarter – Irish Times


Irish Times

Number of organ donations down by a quarter
Irish Times
The number of organ donors in the State dropped by a quarter last year, making 2014 one of the worst in recent years for organ donations. Preliminary figures from Organ Donation and Transplant Ireland (ODTI) show the number of deceased organ donations …
Organ donation doubled in 2014I am in dna of India
“Disappointing year” for organ donations – just 63 in the whole of 2014Yahoo News UK
Decrease in number of organ donorsRTE.ie
Bangalore Mirror –The Press, York –Redditch Standard
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02Jan/15

Organ donation doubled in 2014 – I am in dna of India


Irish Times

Organ donation doubled in 2014
I am in dna of India
While in the early years, it was difficult to convince the families of the deceased to donate their dead kins’ organs, awareness regarding organ donation has picked up pace in the past year, said Dr Suchita Desai, transplant co-ordinator at PD Hinduja
Infact: Organ donation: India way behindBangalore Mirror
Number of organ donations down by a quarterIrish Times
There were just 63 organ donations in Ireland last yearYahoo News UK
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02Jan/15

Organ donor Kelsey Mikel’s family experiences flood of emotions seeing Rose … – The Elkhart Truth (blog)


The Elkhart Truth (blog)

Organ donor Kelsey Mikel’s family experiences flood of emotions seeing Rose
The Elkhart Truth (blog)
The books on the float speak to the stories of the 72 donors who were caring and loving enough to make the decision for organ donation. The 60 butterflies represent the lives that can be touched by a single person’s organ and tissue donation. Their