Organ Transplants

Source: Donate Life Rose Parade Donate Life Organ Donation Blog Note: Just a few more weeks to the 2010 Tournament of Roses - Rose Parade! Beginning Saturday, December 5th, and every Saturday there after the Donate Life Organ Donation Blog team will be at the Rosemont Pavilion in Pasadena to help Floragraph families decorate their loved one's portraits. Please tell all your family and friends to visit the blog often for pictures and videos of the families we meet and their heartwarming... Read Full Story

Manuel Salazar set to show the world the possibilities of tissue donation CENTENNIAL, Colo., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- AlloSource, one of the nation's largest non-profit providers of skin, bone and soft tissue allografts for use in surgical procedures and the world's largest processor of live cellular bone growth substitutes, today announced its sponsorship of a truly iconic symbol of hope as a float rider aboard the annual Donate Life float in the January 1, 2010 Tournament of Roses Parade... Read Full Story

Source: Chicago Tribune & Donate Life Rose Parade Float Organ Donor Age 17 ~ Detroit, MI Date of Donation: 2/11/07 William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak Honored by National MOTTEP through a grant from the Donate Life Float Committee DETROIT - Connie Spight was pleased when her 17-year-old son, a popular athlete at a prestigious Detroit prep school, sided with her in a 2006 dinner table discussion about organ donation. "He said, 'You know what dad? I agree with mom. Why not do that to help... Read Full Story

DURHAM, N.C. — This time last year, Delores Evans had just received a kidney transplant from her son, who had recently committed suicide. “Last year, we didn’t think about Thanksgiving, we were so torn apart,” Evans said Thursday. In April, Evans started speaking to groups about organ donation. “Each time I talk about my story and what having a kidney transplant has done for me, it aides in my grieving,” Evans said. Evans still battled with grief, but said her life was changed when she met... Read Full Story

December 3, 2009 Call for organ donors as breakthrough marked : "Having a kidney transplant after four years of dialysis and failing health was a lifesaver for Andile Jack, 37, of King William's Town, in the Eastern Cape. ... Transplant Views Read Full Story

Donor mother Age 54 ~ Wellsville, NY Legal secretary Sponsored by Upstate New York Transplant Services, Inc. In January 2005, Debra Thompson’s 24-year-old daughter Laurie Ann Giddings saved five lives as an organ donor. When Laurie, who had been born with Down Syndrome, was seven, Debra’s eldest child, 14-year-old Jennifer, was killed in a car accident. Meeting Laurie’s needs helped Debra survive that tragedy. Working with UNYTS to promote organ donation “allows me to honor her memory and... Read Full Story

Source: The Grand Rapids Press, November 26, 2009 Mark Copier | The Grand Rapids Press Ray Benedict, his wife, Ronda, and their daughter, Jacquelyn, stand in the garden they built outside their Lowell Township home in memory of Andrew Benedict, who died from injuries he suffered in a 2008 snowmobile accident. LOWELL TOWNSHIP — Ray and Ronda Benedict had the Tournament of Roses Parade on television last year, mostly for background before the football game, until Ronda Benedict saw one float... Read Full Story

Liver transplant recipient is missing : "He left without taking his required medication including his anti- rejection medication. Asghari may have taken the Long Island Railroad to New York City, ... Transplant Angels Read Full Story

Source: Donate Life Rose Parade Kidney recipient Age 33 ~ Jenks, OK Parole officer Sponsored by Astellas Pharma US, Inc. After three years of waiting for a transplant and receiving dialysis treatments, Juan received a kidney transplant from his girlfriend Lacie in February 2009. The two were engaged just two days before his surgery. Now, both Juan and Lacie volunteer by offering support to patients on the transplant waiting list and participating in local transplant fundraisers. In May 2010... Read Full Story

Source: Donate Life Rose Parade Tissue recipient Age 29 ~ Aurora, CO Owner, Progressive Autoworks Sponsored by AlloSource Six years ago, 23-year-old Manuel Salazar’s life was changed in an instant when a crane on a construction job site hit a power line, sending two 115,000-volt jolts of electricity through his body. Miraculously Manuel survived, but his burns were life-threatening and required that his arms and legs be amputated. But thanks to Manuel’s indomitable spirit and donated... Read Full Story