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A Military Hero Busts Organ-Donation Myths
Liver and two-time kidney transplant recipient Douglas Jordan knows the truth about organ donation Douglas “DJ” Jordan had been living

Valley hospital commemorates organ donation through an honor walk
Rio Grande Valley hospitals are now taking part in a movement to honor patients who have agreed to give up

Organ donation: new technique can preserve human livers for a week
Week-long storage boosts time organs are usable and distances over which they can be moved Human livers from organ donors

America’s deadly failure on organ donations
In June 2014, while my son was asleep on an operating table I laid down to serve as his living

Baby’s organs donated after Christmas tragedy
Baby Rex was born with a difficult condition, but lived 14 months without symptoms, his family said. ATLANTA — A

South Bend woman among those who show that organ donations are a gift of life
SOUTH BEND — Debie Switalski knows how fortunate she is. In November 2008, the South Bend resident’s liver began to

Dealing with a broken organ donation system after my 4 month old had liver failure
(CNN) Being present to witness the birth of my twins, Stokely and Sadie, changed my life. I was instantly moved

It’s time to provide needed reform to the organ donation system
Every day, Americans are dying because of an inefficient organ donation system. That reality is as tragic as it is

Jacob’s father died waiting for an organ. So when time came, Jacob donated his organs.
At first there were no words, just tears and a deep embrace. For when Jameszetta Taylor met Julie Lewis the

Women with transplanted uterus gives birth to ‘miracle’ baby
A Pennsylvania woman who gave birth to a boy she carried inside a transplanted womb A woman who gave birth

Erika Zak, mom who inspired millions in her Fight to get a liver, dies at 39
Erika Zak, the mother who inspired millions through her resilience to fight for a liver transplant, died early Friday during

Stevie Wonder to take a break for kidney transplant
During a concert in London Musician Stevie Wonder announced he will take a break from music to undergo a kidney