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Source: The Press-Enterprise By Laurie Lucas Zulma and Indra Michaca, college students in Moreno Valley, hand out stickers that say: "Don't take your organs to heaven -- heaven knows we need them here!" No one understands the importance of this more than Indra, who's only 21, but has received two liver transplants in the last four years. And no one could be a more passionate advocate for organ donation than her 20-year-old sister and best friend, Zulma. Story continues below David Bauman / The Press-Enterprise Indra Michaca, right, 21, has received two liver transplants in the past four years, making sister Zulma, 20, left, ... Read Full Story

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The importance of organ donation is depicted in animation. Related Posts Organ Donation – Sikh Religion Advertising Organ Donation – Hit By A Car Organ Donation Awareness 2 in 1 Ribbon Magnet Organ Donation Green 8″ Ribbon Car Magnet Read Full Story

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"THREE RIVERS" EXPERT BLOG Carol Barbee, "Three Rivers" Producer has elicited the help of experts in the field to insure that the organ donation and transplantation depiction is accurately portrayed; this is due to her and cast members strong conviction to eliminate deaths on the national organ donation transplant wait-list which currently exceeds 104,000 Americans. Over the next few days Donate Life Organ & Tissue Donation blog will feather these experts. Source: CBS.com Episode: Ryan's First Day By: LuCyndi M Ramirez, RN BS MA CPTC Manager, Organ Procurement OneLegacy, the Organ Procurement Organization greater Los Angeles In the "Three Rivers" episode Ryan's First Day, ... Read Full Story

DONATE LIFE ORGAN DONATION- WESTERN MEDICAL CENTER SANTA ANA, CA HONORS ORGAN & TISSUE DONORS

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Donate Life’s 2010 Rose Parade float entry Western Medical Center Santa Ana honors organ and tissue donors with dedicated roses to be placed on Donate Life float in 2010 Rose Parade ® Donate Life Rose Ceremony was Held for Donor Families at Western Medical Center Santa Ana on Friday, Nov. 6th LOS ANGELES, Calif., Nov. 4, 2009 – Western Medical Center Santa Ana, in collaboration with OneLegacy, the organ and tissue recovery organization serving the seven-county greater Los Angeles area, honored organ and tissue donors and their families at a Donate Life Rose Ceremony that was held at Western Medical Center Santa Ana. The ... Read Full Story

DONATE LIFE ORGAN DONATION- 13 CARES:ONE MAN'S EXPERIENCE PROMPTS HIM TO START A FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE ORGAN DONATION

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First UK-Wide Multimedia Organ Donation Campaign Rolls Out Today

Source: 13 WHO TV , Erin Kiernan, Reporter, Des Moine, Iowa On the evening of November 20th, 2006 bright, funny, beautiful Erika Schwager walked out the door and never came home. A crash with a fire truck silenced the teenager's laughter. "I went to the emergency room and was able to see Erika," says her mother Bette. "I told her I loved her and she squeezed by hand." Erika lived for several days but was brain dead. Her mother remembered how excited she'd been about choosing to be an organ donor when she'd gotten her drivers license. "So we were just doing what she ... Read Full Story

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As the first multimedia campaign to promote organ donation rolls out across the UK today, new research reveals the gap between what we would take and what we are prepared to give. While 96% of us would accept an organ if we needed one, only 27% of us have the joined the NHS Organ Donor Register (ODR).

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