Q: What’s your message to Iowans during National Donate Life month?
A: Thanks to modern medicine and the selfless generosity of fellow Americans, organ donation and transplantation have saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of beloved family members, friends and neighbors in recent decades. The miracles of modern medicine have given grandparents, moms, dads, siblings and cousins precious more time to make memories and make a difference during their time together on God’s green earth.
Even during the unprecedented uncertainty of a pandemic, loved ones and total strangers selflessly stepped up with the most generous gift they could give a fellow human being: the gift of life and a second chance at a better quality of life. According to federal statistics, more than 39,000 life-saving and life-enhancing organ transplants were performed in the United States last year. This remarkable milestone in the midst of a pandemic reflects the extraordinary generosity of Americans and the
From ‘The Inspiration Edition’ A heart for service
By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham - khawthorne@aimmediamidwest.com
Brandy Barkey Sweeney, pictured front row at center with her students from the Careers in Education course at the Mason County Career Center (MCCC). Students made no-sew pillows to be sent to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for transplant recipients.
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Brandy Barkey Sweeney with her husband Brandon and children Bryson, Braydon and Braylon Sweeney, all pictured supporting a past observance of National Donate Life Month at Pleasant Valley Hospital, along with other members of the community.
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POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. A local heart transplant recipient took an opportunity to teach students at the Mason County Career Center about organ donation through a unique class project.
Medwatch: April is National Donate Life Month
Medwatch: April is National Donate Life Month By Haley Wilson | April 30, 2021 at 8:35 AM CDT - Updated April 30 at 8:35 AM
LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - April is National Donate Life Month. Itâs a month encouraging others to register as organ, eye, and tissue donors and to honor those that have saved lives through the gift of donation.
Krystal Lewis, with LifeShare of Oklahoma, said there are more than 600 people in the State of Oklahoma waiting for a life-saving organ transplant. While donations are needed, thereâs a process to make sure the hospitals, like Comanche County Memorial Hospital, are prepared to get the donation exactly where it needs to go. Thatâs where LifeShare of Oklahoma comes in.
From ‘The Inspiration Edition’ A heart for service
By Kayla (Hawthorne) Dunham - khawthorne@aimmediamidwest.com
Brandy Barkey Sweeney, pictured front row at center with her students from the Careers in Education course at the Mason County Career Center (MCCC). Students made no-sew pillows to be sent to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for transplant recipients.
Couresty | Brandy Sweeney
Brandy Barkey Sweeney with her husband Brandon and children Bryson, Braydon and Braylon Sweeney, all pictured supporting a past observance of National Donate Life Month at Pleasant Valley Hospital, along with other members of the community.
OVP File Photo
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. A local heart transplant recipient took an opportunity to teach students at the Mason County Career Center about organ donation through a unique class project.
How 2 Black Organ Transplant Recipients Beat The Odds
How 2 Black Organ Transplant Recipients Beat The Odds
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RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic in May 2020, Oliver Kellman’s heart and kidney failed. He required two transplants to survive.
When he went to the hospital on May 14, thinking he would probably need dialysis, he was told he needed a heart transplant within the next two or three weeks or “you won’t make it in the middle of COVID,” Kellman, an attorney and lobbyist, recalled.
For Kellman, a 6-foot-4-inch-tall black man, the odds of finding a donor organ match were slim. The number of African Americans in need of organ transplants outpaces the number of black donors.