It is so powerful to see donor families touched by the miracle of organ and tissue donation dedicating their time and effort to promote the cause. We encourage you to read this story from the Cincinnati Enquirer about Carolyn Henry Glaspy, the mother of former Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry. Following his death in 2009, Glaspy made [...]
Courtesy of Lifeline of Ohio: TNT’s “Leverage” is one of the few shows my husband and I watch together. The series is about a group of former thieves, hackers and the like who left their sordid pasts behind and now work for the greater good. I was excited to settle into the couch recently to catch up on [...]
This Chicago Defender article sheds light on the important issue of increasing organ and tissue donation awareness amongst minorities. In the story, Cook County Commissioner Robert Steele, an African American, shares his own story of receiving a living liver transplant from his sister. After battling diabetes for more than three decades, the transplant gave Steele [...]
Check out this important video from Upstate New York Transplant Services for teens, about making the choice to be organ and tissue donors. In this video, teens discuss the facts and myths often held about donation, and we hear some testimonials from organ and tissue recipients.
The answer is a resounding NO! A reader recently wrote into the San Antonio Express-News to ask this question. She had “heard of families losing a loved one, being pressured to donate the deceased’s organs, then being charged for organ removal.” In the newspaper’s response, they quote the Texas Organ Sharing Alliance: “It does not cost anything [...]
Via Columbus 10TV: A Columbus Crew rookie said on Friday that a tissue donation saved his dream of playing soccer in the professional league. Several years ago Bernardo Anor suffered from a torn anterior cruciate ligament, 10TV’s Tracy Townsend reported on Friday. “I received the ball I was going to turn with the ball when [...]
LifeCenter Organ Donor Network worked with the Cincinnati Enquirer to share information about which donors can donate organs, and which can donate tissue. Specifically, to be an organ donor and person must die in a particular way: they must be “brain dead – register no brain activity in tests. Then the person must stay on [...]
From Channel 3000: Families from south central Wisconsin gathered to light candles over the weekend to remember some departed loved ones who brought hope and life to others. The “Reflections of Life, Reflections of Love” ceremony was a chance for families to honor loved ones who helped save someone’s life through tissue donation. “When you [...]
Overall, organ and tissue donation rates are rising, but not enough to fill the need of patients. There are still misconceptions about what various religions teach on the topic of donation. This article examines this discussion – an important read. Says the article: “no major religion prohibits organ donation. Some faiths leave the decision up [...]
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has released a new Public Service Announcement aimed at creating awareness about organ and tissue donation in the African-American community. August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month. The PSA features 14-year-old heart recipient Mikahla Thornton from Bloomington, Illinois. “Mikahla’s triumphant story will likely inspire the millions of listeners who have [...]
Via the Washington Post: Though the choice is different for each person, the decision to become an organ donor has the potential to turn a tragic situation into hope for others. Recently, two Anne Arundel County residents provided that hope. Terry Elvin Potts of Glen Burnie had his organs removed for donation after he was [...]
From AATB President Elect Kevin Cmunt There are more than one million tissue transplants performed annually in the U.S that save lives, relieve pain, improve mobility and even regenerate cells to form new skin and bone. Donated human tissue is processed into usable “allografts” for surgeons by tissue banks. The tissue banking industry is highly [...]
When Devin Katacinski was just 12 years old he sustained second-degree burns after spilling a cup of scalding coffee on his arm. The coffee immediately took the skin off from the bottom of his thumb to the middle of his forearm. Here Devin discusses his injury, and recovery, which was thanks in part to a [...]
The NJ Sharing Network’s first-ever SHARE NJ 5K Race to Save Lives Through Organ & Tissue Donation held last month in New Providence was a huge success. The event included more than 4,000 participants, including volunteers, children, transplant recipients, donor families, and sponsors. The 5K additionally helped to raise more than $443,000 for the cause. Congrats to all who [...]
Check out this red carpet video from the 2011 Donate Life Hollywood Inspire Awards last week. This includes interviews with several Hollywood insiders (including Jack Black, Brad Ellis of Glee, Ryan Merriman and others) who have made significant contributions to the organ and tissue donation community. Great to see these folks leveraging their voices for [...]
When: Sunday, July 17 Where: Washington Park, Denver The Donor Dash is a 5K run/walk to honor the lives of organ and tissue donors, celebrate the lives of organ and tissue recipients and recognize those who continue to wait for a lifesaving transplant. Coordinated by organ recovery organization Donor Alliance, the Dash is in its 12th Year and [...]
We were moved by this column from the San Antonio Express-News urging people to register as organ and tissue donors. The author poetically notes: “From time immemorial, the capacity of the human heart, to do both good and evil, has been contemplated by philosophers, poets and priests. Its best and purest impulse pushes people to remarkable acts [...]
“As a registered nurse, I have solicited and educated families about organ and tissue donation,” said Margie Mayfield. “However, as a mom receiving this precious gift, it is truly beyond anything I can imagine.” In 2010, Margie tore her ACL while playing with a child in an inflatable jumping house that she was sponsoring at [...]
Devin was a typical 12-year-old: an active boy who loved to play soccer and spend time with his friends. Unfortunately, an accident put Devin’s life on pause. On a Sunday morning at church, Devin was pouring a cup of coffee when the cup slipped and he spilled the coffee on his arm. “When it spilled [...]
As medicine continues to advance, so too do possibilities for tissue donation and transplant. One of the latest medical treatments available use stem cells from tissue donors. Check out this exciting story out of Baltimore with Dr. Mark Myerson, director of Mercy Medical Center’s Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction. Dr. Myerson used AlloStem Stem Cell Bone [...]
Cameron Chana was the eldest of four children and a born leader, said his mother, Lori. “He led our family into the new areas of family, sports, church, travel, adolescent and teenage relationships and education. He was also truly gifted at developing relationships. As a son, brother, relative or friend, Cameron set the benchmark on [...]
Tom Cycyota, the CEO of nonprofit tissue bank AlloSource, and tissue recipient Sarah Tomicich, who also works at AlloSource, were interviewed for this important story during Donate Life Month. This is a great reminder that tissue donation can have the same life-saving and life-enhancing benefits of organ donation.
It was the holidays in 2005 and Sarah Tomicich was a young professional excited about her new job in the finance department of a large Denver company. Fun-loving and outgoing, Sarah was happy to offer up her talents for the playful “Stupid Human Tricks” competition at the company’s annual year-end party. Sarah’s trick was a [...]
We are honored to share this video blog from donor parents Pat and Jay Landers of Springfield, IL. Here Pat and Jay remember their son, Ryan, who was killed in a car accident and became an organ and tissue donor. So far, Ryan’s gifts have impacted 61 recipients in at least 12 states and Korea [...]
Congratulations to New York state, where the Association of County Clerks has partnered with the New York Alliance for Donation to help increase registrations of organ, tissue and eye donors. One local official has a particularly personal connection to the cause, via Little Falls Times: ”In a release about the local effort, county Administrator James Wallace, who received [...]
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