Brittney loves everything about the Donor Dash. She loves the enthusiasm, the costumes and most of all, the opportunity to honor her daughter Addison. The Moore family lost Addison days […]
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Hip-Hop artist Philadelphia Freeway: “Let’s Help Each Other” For Hip-Hop artist Leslie Pridgen, aka Philadelphia Freeway, the gift of life is something precious to both give and receive. He endured […]
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Each day in the U.S., 17 people die waiting for the precious gift of an organ. The kidney is the organ needed most with 90,000 waiting for a life-saving transplant.
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By 6abc Digital Staff PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — When Dylan Contreras walked out on the field to throw out the first pitch at Citizens Bank Park in August, it was a reminder […]
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Kidney recipient and Gift of Life Donor Program Volunteer Ambassador Timmy Nelson appeared on the radio program “Her Health Matters” hosted by Dr. Safiyya Shabazz on WURD Radio. Timmy shared […]
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By donating his organs, his mother said, she could ensure that Jaseem’s killers would not get the last word. His story would not end with his murder. by Ellie Rushing […]
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Dylan Contreras likes to say he has two birthdays. One is the day he was born. The second is the day he received his life-saving kidney transplant.
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Rafiah received his life-saving transplant as a toddler and lives a healthy life today. When Rafiah’s mother passed away, she became a donor hero who transformed the lives of strangers through precious gifts of corneas and tissue.
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Living Proof of the Power of Transplantation By Emma Riverso Earl Jones, 57, is celebrating 21 years post-heart transplant this March. Jones was born with a genetic heart defect called transposition […]
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This week on Bridging Philly, we learn how the Philadelphia-based Gift of Life organ and tissue donation program connects donors and organ recipients – and continues to support families through […]
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