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30/07/2020

Donor sister must choose between siblings for kidney donation -
*But don't worry, all turned out well in the end and each sister received their kidney. Still makes for an interesting read.*

Story originally posted to Reddit.

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Transplant News Sharing // News from Source au.lifestyle.yahoo.com A sister has opened up about the heartbreaking decision she faced when she found out she was a donor match for both of her identical twin half-sisters who required kidney transplants. The 22-year-old shared her story on Reddit’s AI...

30/07/2020

>> "Farmer who had kidney transplant urges donor conversation"

Transplant News Sharing // News from Source www.agriland.ie A part-time beef farmer from Co. Westmeath who has had a kidney transplant has urged people to have a conversation with their families about organ donation. Eddie Flood from Killucan is also the national treasurer of the Irish Kidney Associ...

28/07/2020

💚💚 "Veteran awaiting heart transplant sang to lift others" 💚💚

Armed with a contagious personality and room-filling baritone, Baylor passed much of his time at the VA by singing to anyone who listened. His showmanship lifted spirits, transforming the Vietnam-era Army combat engineer into a local celebrity.

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Transplant News Sharing // News from Source www.blogs.va.gov Karl Baylor spent much of 2019 waiting to find out whether he’d live or die. His heart was failing. It was only a matter of time. Since February, Baylor, 62, has been staying at Salt Lake City’s George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center, one ...

28/07/2020

💚💚 "Woman who needs kidney transplant asks for donors via billboards." 💚💚

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Transplant News Sharing // News from Source www.pal-item.com CLOSE Elizabeth Houk Mullins stands with a billboard that’s trying to find a kidney donor for her. (Photo: Supplied by Elizabeth Houk Mullins) RICHMOND, Ind. — Could you save my life? Elizabeth Houk Mullins asks motorists that question...

25/07/2020

Novel Tissue Preservation Method Improves Outcomes in Cartilage Transplant Procedures in the Knee – OrthoSpineNews

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Transplant News Sharing // News from Source orthospinenews.com COLUMBIA, Mo. (July 8, 2020) ― A University of Missouri study on clinical outcomes after biologic knee restoration surgery found patients who received cartilage grafts that were stored using a novel graft preservation system had better...

23/07/2020

💚 💚 A doctor needed a kidney transplant. The savior was in his office. 💚 💚

Good news. Kouns was found to be a match, though doctors were not sure whether her kidney would go to Hines. In June, a few months into the transplant administrative process, she learned she had been selected as Hines’ donor.

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Transplant News Sharing // News from Source www.cincinnati.com CLOSE Dr. Dirk HInes and his kidney donor, Heather Kouns, prepare for surgery on July 13, 2020. (Photo: Provided) Dr. Dirk Hines was the starting 280-pound center on the 1980s Indiana Hoosiers teams that beat Ohio State University in foo...

23/07/2020

UPMC Celebrates 500th Adult Living-Donor Liver Transplant!

"Celebrating another milestone in its pioneering role in liver transplantation, UPMC has performed it’s 500th adult living-donor liver transplant (LDLT). UPMC is the national leader in living-donor liver transplants, performing more than any other medical center in the country."

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Transplant News Sharing // News from Source inside.upmc.com Share this oCelebrating another milestone in its pioneering role in liver transplantation, UPMC has performed it’s 500th adult living-donor liver transplant (LDLT). UPMC is the national leader in living-donor liver transplants, performing...

21/07/2020

GIFT OF LIFE: Father, son mark 30th anniversary of kidney transplant!

"A father and son, featured in the Winnipeg Sun in August 1990, are celebrating the 30th anniversary of father Chris Hauff donating one of his kidneys to his then 10-year-old son Sean by taking a hot air balloon ride early next month."

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Transplant News Sharing // News from Source winnipegsun.com A father and son, featured in the Winnipeg Sun in August 1990, are celebrating the 30th anniversary of father Chris Hauff donating one of his kidneys to his then 10-year-old son Sean by taking a hot air balloon ride early next month. “It....

17/07/2020

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"The masks are small, made especially to fit the faces of children, and each one was donated along with a small teddy bear. Mateo said he wanted to give pediatric transplant patients two gifts, one practical and one comforting."

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Transplant News Sharing // News from Source therivardreport.com Nine-year-old Mateo Alcorta blinked shyly behind his mask at the cameras, reporters, and doctors who gathered around him outside University Hospital on Friday to thank him for sewing and donating 80 masks to the hospital’s pediatric t...

16/07/2020

“Knowing my blood type, I knew my chances of receiving a heart sooner [rather] than later were slim,” he said.

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Transplant News Sharing // News from Source www.nbc4i.com COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – It’s about a 5 kilometers roundtrip between Tyler Cummins’s home in the Short North and the Ross Heart Hospital at the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center. He took the trip in February 2019, driving the first leg by...

13/07/2020

"Branson was born with a rare liver condition and was always told that he would one day need a transplant."

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Transplant News Sharing // News from Source www.cnn.com But Monday brought the good news that the surgery to save his life is back on. Branson was born with a rare liver condition and was always told that he would one day need a transplant. Before the surgery was rescheduled, Branson told CNN he had...