Tag Archives: Gift of life

03Aug/17

Organ donation is vital to give the gift of life to those in need – Port Macquarie News


Port Macquarie News

Organ donation is vital to give the gift of life to those in need
Port Macquarie News
This week is DonateLife Week – Sunday, July 30, until Sunday, August 6 – and it’s the perfect time to register your wishes with regards to organ donation. We need to do more to help Jesse and those like him. This young man deserves to have a go at life
Should organs only be donated to organ donors?East Coast Radio
Putting organ donation in spotlightLatrobe Valley Express
Blues behind DonateLife WeekCarlton Football Club
Livermore Independent
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02Aug/17

Talking Point: Giving the gift of life tempers the pain of losing a loved one – The Mercury


The Mercury

Talking Point: Giving the gift of life tempers the pain of losing a loved one
The Mercury
I’m specifically thankful — and always will be — that we had the conversation about organ donation because when my father passed away very suddenly four years ago, there was no question around what he would have wanted. His death — as profoundly …

28Jul/17

Redditch woman organises service to say thank you for the gift of life – Redditch Standard

Redditch woman organises service to say thank you for the gift of life
Redditch Standard
A REDDITCH woman who rang Buckingham Palace asking for help when her father was dying of heart failure has organised a service of thanks for National Donor Week. Elaine Whitfield’s father Arthur enjoyed 25 extra precious years after … “To celebrate

27Jul/17

Gift of Life MOTTEP LIFE Walk/Run celebrates 20 years – The Detroit News


The Detroit News

Gift of Life MOTTEP LIFE Walk/Run celebrates 20 years
The Detroit News
When Terra DeFoe encouraged her then-18-year-old son Emilio to sign up at the Secretary of State’s office to become an organ donor and place a red heart on his drivers license, she told him it was a good thing to do and explain it was the reason his …

18Jul/17

Gift of Life Network credits hospitals for more organ donors than ever – TimminsToday


TimminsToday

Gift of Life Network credits hospitals for more organ donors than ever
TimminsToday
TORONTO – Thanks to the commitment of Ontario hospitals more organ donors gave the gift of life in the 2016/17 fiscal year than ever before. “Our year-end donation performance data shows the commitment of designated hospitals to making organ and tissue …

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08Jul/17

Charles City youth wrestler gives gift of life through organ donation – Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier


Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier

Charles City youth wrestler gives gift of life through organ donation
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
“He wanted to be an organ donor, and I think he survived so long because he wanted to save those five peoples’ lives,” Wendy said. “He had picked out his walk-up song already so as they were wheeling him to the OR (operating room) Friday everybody …

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