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Organ Recipients Share Stories, Thank Donors, Call For More Donors

Douglas Jordan still tears up when he explains the circumstances that led to his first organ transplants in September 2013. He shared his story, as did other organ recipients, April 26 during the Organ Transplant Fair held in the America Building at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Wendy Caesar-Gibbs, a registered dietitian and board-certified …

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National Donate Life Month

raising awareness on the importance of organ donation by GOOD MORNING WASHINGTON DJ shared his story hoping to educate people on the importance of donation. (ABC7) WASHINGTON (ABC7) April is national donate life month and Retired Master Sergeant Douglas Jordan shared his story and educated others on the importance of donation. For more information visit: …

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Pope Francis

Pope Francis encourages organ donation despite controversy that donors aren’t actually dead

VATICAN CITY, April 16, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) Pope Francis has encouraged believers and non-believers to donate their organs when they die despite evidence that donors must not be truly dead, only “brain dead,” if their organs are to be properly harvested. Dorothy Cummings McLean, Life Site News The Pope’s statement comes about a month before a conference …

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