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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Gift of Life staff, community and hospital partners continue proud history of saving lives together
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A floral portrait of tissue donor Leah Wahl of Delaware will be featured on the Donate Life Float in the Tournament of Roses Parade on January 2, 2023. Leah was […]
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The Gift of Life Donor Program and the city’s Longest Night event help families who have lost loved ones
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Tom Gano has surpassed the 300,000 goal he set after his son Curtis, 16, died in 1987. Curtis saved four lives through organ donation.
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by Hallie Jacobs DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — More than 40 Central Pennsylvanians who donated their organs, tissues, and corneas to save hundreds of lives are being honored as heroes. The ceremony […]
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By Stephanie Stahl PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Katherine Strickland and Anna Fischman had liver transplants as babies 35 years ago. On Friday, the women were back together again for the first […]
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First intensive care unit of its kind in Northeast U.S. will maximize each deceased organ donor’s life-saving impact
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