It was a show of respect for an organ donor as she was taken to perform her last giving act. Gwen Daigle, 51, suffered a brain …
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TAMPA, Fla. — More than 90,000 US people are on waiting lists for kidney donors. National Kidney Registration. A Pinellas County woman is making a life-saving plea to a stranger, …
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Heart Transplantation
Woods Cross Youth City Council holds blood drive to support young man undergoing heart transplant
by Eliza Paceby Eliza PaceWoods Cross — The Woods Cross Youth City Council is rallying together to support a city council member who is recovering from a heart transplant. The city council will be …
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Bone marrow transplantion
Dallas teen with leukemia urges people to register to donate bone marrow holds special Palm Sunday celebration
by Sumanti Senby Sumanti SenA 14-year-old Dallas boy battling leukemia had a special Palm Sunday celebration while in remission. Pike Petersen, 14, was diagnosed with the disease and underwent a bone marrow transplant 100 …
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Dialysis
Kidney Foundation of Alabama holds annual walk and celebration
by Julia Avantby Julia AvantMONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Alabama has the highest number of dialysis patients waiting for organ donation per capita in the nation. “Getting dialysis is very expensive. It’s a very arduous …