Michael Mania Jr. didn’t know what to say. For the first time, he was meeting the parents of the woman whose lungs draw his breath. Her death, a tragedy for one […]
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State coroners and lawmakers are split over proposed overhauls to Pennsylvania’s anatomical donation law more than two decades after the commonwealth led the country in passing legislation to bolster organ […]
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As Arlinda Griffin stood alone on stage, singing a gospel hymn, and Mary Smith sat in the audience, fighting to hold back tears, no one could have guessed at the […]
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HARRISBURG – Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the steps of the Capitol this morning. They say that at the end of the day, this is all about saving lives. The […]
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Time is ticking on the ability for advocates for all kinds of causes to get action on bills important to them before the sun sets on the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s […]
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YORK, Pa. (WHTM) – Wellspan York Hospital is honoring the spirit of organ donations with a special story-telling donation. In conjunction with the Gift of Life donor program, the […]
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Students of the LCCC Nursing 240 class conducted a community event on campus to focus on the importance of organ and tissue donation. Donor information was provided along with contact […]
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For Robin Larocca, her lungs ravaged by a rare disease, the options were disappearing quickly. In three months, her doctors said, she would be too sick for the transplant she […]
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The Gift of Life Donor Program is gearing up to mark National Minority Donor Awareness Week. The week of awareness, observed Aug. 1-7, serves to honor the generosity of multicultural […]
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LAKE WYNONAH — The heart transplant Ron Boris Jr. received in 2009 gave him more than a longer life. It also gave him the opportunity to play basketball, doubles badminton […]
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