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

02Jan/15

Young North Texas Organ Donor Remembered At Rose Parade – CBS Local


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Young North Texas Organ Donor Remembered At Rose Parade
CBS Local
The Colleyville funeral home that handled Dakota Johnston’s burial brought the family back December 10 to put the final touches on a floral portrait honoring the little boy, before they sent it off to be part of a float touting organ donation in the
Young hero honored in the Rose Bowl Paradewreg.com
Mother of shooting victim rides float in Rose ParadeWBAY
Organ donors with Lowcountry ties will be honored during Rose ParadeCharleston Post Courier

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02Jan/15

Mt. Pleasant woman honored for organ donation at Rose Bowl Parad – wistv.com … – WIS

Mt. Pleasant woman honored for organ donation at Rose Bowl Parad – wistv.com …WISChristian Jose Gomez was charged with first-degree murder for allegedly decapitating his mother and putting her head in the garbage. More >> · PA boy goes h…

02Jan/15

Decrease in number of organ donors – RTE.ie


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Decrease in number of organ donors
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The Irish Kidney Association described the year as concerning, with the second lowest yearly rate of deceased organ donors in recent times. The association also said it was worried that the target of 50 living donor kidney transplants was not achieved
2014 ‘disappointing and concerning’ for those awaiting kidney transplants as Irish Examiner

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02Jan/15

Expert dispels common myths about organ donation – fox13now.com

Expert dispels common myths about organ donation
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In this edition of Gift of Hope, FOX 13 News takes a look at some of the myths surrounding organ donation. See below for four common myths and a response … Myth 3: If I can’t donate blood, I can’t be an organ donor. “There’s really no medical reasons