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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Clarence Banks regularly goes straight from 5 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. dialysis sessions to work as manager of Boscov’s in Camp Hill. Banks, 62, went most of his adult life […]
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MILFORD, Delaware (WPVI) — There is good news for the 5,000 people awaiting life-saving organ transplants in our region. The Gift of Life says transplants are back on pace after […]
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There are more than 2,100 children in the United States waiting for a life-saving organ transplant.
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There is something near-miraculous about the organ donation system, which allows tens of thousands of Americans a year to give up parts of their body they no longer need to extend […]
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Every April, National Donate Life Month raises awareness about organ and tissue donation. Across the country, activities take place to inspire Americans to register as organ, eye, and tissue donors. […]
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As a transplant recipient, I was deeply touched by the article, “Through opioid epidemic, more organs available for transplant patients.” I have great respect for those families that have the fortitude to […]
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — There is a desperate request from a Northeast Philadelphia family as they are looking for a kidney donor for their 19-year-old son. Nearly 6,000 people in our region are […]
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THE ISSUE The number of kidney, liver, heart and lung donors in Pennsylvania doesn’t come close to meeting the needs of those awaiting transplants, The Caucus, an LNP Media Group watchdog publication […]
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Danielle’s father did not receive the heart transplant he desperately needed, but was able to give the gift of sigh to two people in his passing.
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