Happy Mother’s Day 2019: Mothers share their stories of organ donation  Hindustan Times

Mother’s Day Special : Women, who donated organs to their ill children, share their experience from pain to hope and illness to health.

Happy Mother’s Day 2019: Mothers share their stories of organ donation  Hindustan Times

Mother’s Day Special : Women, who donated organs to their ill children, share their experience from pain to hope and illness to health.

Families celebrate the gift of life  KMBC Kansas CityOn Saturday May 11th, thousands of people walked in honor of those who have given the ultimate gift, the gift of life. The Legacy Walk at Berkley Riverfront Park …

Family of fallen officer encourages others to become organ donors  KCRA SacramentoThe community is remembering a Sacramento police officer who died while on duty. That officer’s wish was to be an organ donor, and his father is now on a …

Opting out of organ donation  BioEdgeLegislation that presumes consent for organ donation passed unanimously in Nova Scotia last month, making the Canadian province the first jurisdiction in …

Rabbis work to uproot taboo against organ donation  The Times of Israel

While Judaism sanctions the giving of organs to save lives, Jewish communities worldwide rank among the lowest by percentage of donors – both living and …

Organ donor who inspired Humbolt Bronco remembered at Lethbridge Kidney Walk  Global News

Not long ago, the nation sported the colour green, in honour of the Logan Boulet Effect. But what many people don’t know is the story of the man who inspired Logan to make that life-saving choice to become an organ donor. Ric Suggitt, a well-known rugby coach and family friend of the Boulets, was honoured at Lethbridge’s annual Kidney Walk. READ MORE: Lethbridge marks Green Shirt Day “Toby was looking for a strength and condition type coach or a fitness trainer for Logan,” said Jennifer Suggitt, Ric’s wife and Kidney Walk supporter. “Ric’s like, ‘let me do it, I’d love to do that for you,’ …

Superheroes Celebrate 4-Year-Old With Birthday/Blood Donation Drive  CBS Denver

BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) – Just about any kid would love to have a bouncy castle, carnival games, superheroes and snacks at their birthday party. The same …

A daughter’s gift to her mother saves two lives  The Washington Post

Erosalyn Deveza, left, was hoping for a life-saving kidney transplant. Then, one day in 2015, her 19-year-old daughter Aliana stumbled onto medical research that would change their lives.Winni Wintermeyer Just 42 years old, Erosalyn Deveza was drifting toward death. Her kidneys were barely functioning. She was constantly exhausted. She had vertigo and vomited frequently. She was tethered to a home dialysis machine for eight hours each night as she slept. A kidney transplant was the only thing that could save her, but it was unlikely to happen in time. There is a severe shortage of kidneys f…