A tearful reunion took place at Children's Hospital on Wednesday as a woman who had received a bone marrow transplant met her donor. “It's a daily blessing to get through …
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Organ Donation
Illinois program aims to increase organ donor numbers | News
by Chris Essexby Chris EssexWABASH VALLEY, Ind. (WTHI) – The Illinois Secretary of State is recruiting high school students to help promote organ donation. Our content partner, Capitol News Illinois, reports that the new …
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Gift of Life Michigan staff walk us through the organ donation process, from the hospital referral to laboratory testing to surgery and …
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Emotional effects
Organ transplant recipients may inherit donor personalities: strange discovery
by Chris Meloreby Chris MeloreA nurse in an operating room holds an organ for transplant (ViewStock/Shutterstock) AURORA, Colorado — A shocking study has found that organ transplant patients may get more than just a …
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When a young man died in a car accident, his family donated his organs. For the first time, they met up Thursday with transplant …
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Bone marrow transplantion
Bone marrow transplant donor and recipient meet
by News Sourceby News SourceNEWSWISE — MAYWOOD, Ill. – On Sunday, Sept. 8, a 27-year-old Loyola Medicine patient will meet for the first time the Arizona man who donated bone marrow to save her …
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Carl Summerhill needs a healthy kidney from a living donor. “Or I will die much sooner than I would otherwise,” he told me before undergoing dialysis treatment this week. The …
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24-year-old organ donor dies in motorcycle accident, then saves uncle's life with new liver
by David Chiuby David ChiuDavid Menchaca was just 24 when he died three years ago in a motorcycle accident in San Antonio, Texas. But his legacy lives on through the uncle whose life David …
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Organ Donation
Local organ donor hopes to inspire others on 'WV Donor Day'
by Barbara Ronby Barbara RonMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — Not only is August 1 the month that many people return to school, West Virginia will also be holding its fifth annual “WV Donor Day” as …
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Family of teen organ donor will meet boy who received his heart
by News Sourceby News SourceThe family of a 13-year-old organ donor will meet the boy who received his heart and turned a tragedy into hope for both families.