Transplant recipient brings home gold
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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Camco residents win big at Transplant Games
PHILADELPHIA – Two Camden County residents won big at the 2016 Donate Life Transplant Games earlier this month. Astrid Deleon, of Lindenwold, and Santhosh Balany, of Cherry Hill, traveled to […]
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Parents Who Lost Son Hear His Heart Beat in Recipient’s Chest at Transplant Games
CLEVELAND, OH – They may be called the Transplant Games, but it’s so much more than competition. That was evident over the weekend when a heart recipient with Team Philly met the […]
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York County Families headed to Transplant Games of America
Keith Reinhold was a giving man, according to family members. His body was his final gift. The 39-year-old Dover man was an organ donor, something his mom, Carol Reinhold, said helped save […]
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Six Delco Athletes to Vie in Transplant Games
Never a day goes by that Howard Pritchard doesn’t think about his younger brother, Matt, and the hours they spent together, laughing and watching classic movies. “He is in my […]
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As lethal heroin overdose numbers rise, families find solace in organ donation
It’s hard to imagine an upside to the opioid overdose crisis in the United States. But some families are saying they’ve found one. Organ banks around the country have noted […]
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Giving someone a second chance at life
Four years ago India Lamar, of Northeast Philadelphia, received a phone call. Her son Peter had been shot. “It was the worst day of my life,” she said. “But it […]
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