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.
Two women, one man facing child neglect charges in Lawton Two women, one man facing child neglect charges in Lawton (Source: Raycom Media) By Tiffany Bechtel | April 27, 2021 at 11:00 PM CDT - Updated April 27 at 11:02 PM
LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) -Three people from Lawton are facing child neglect charges after authorities say each of their children tested positive for various drugs.
An arrest warrant was filed April 23 for Jordan Saunders who, according to an affidavit, gave birth to a child who tested positive for drugs in March.
Investigators say the infant’s umbilical cord reportedly tested positive for methamphetamines, amphetamines, marijuana, and cocaine.
Medwatch: CCMH recognizes hospital volunteers, calls them âHeart Of The Hospitalâ
Medwatch: CCMH recognizes hospital volunteers, calls them âHeart Of The Hospitalâ By Haley Wilson | April 22, 2021 at 7:57 AM CDT - Updated April 22 at 7:57 AM
LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - For the past 35 years, volunteers have been going to Comanche County Memorial Hospital doing whatever they can - wherever they can. Thatâs why theyâre called the heart of the hospital. People volunteer for many different reasons.
âI started doing it to have something to do when I retired from the City of Lawton,â Richard Carlson said. âI was sitting around the house doing nothing, and I saw a Medwatch saying they wanted volunteers, and I came up and started doing it, and Iâve been going ever since. I love it.â
UPDATE: Man in Lawton jail for weekend lounge shooting A man is in the Lawton City Jail for shooting two people early Saturday morning outside of the Lavish Lounge on SW Park Avenue. (Source: Lawton City Jail) By Tyler Boydston | April 6, 2021 at 12:07 PM CDT - Updated April 6 at 12:07 PM
LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) -A man is in the Lawton City Jail for shooting two people early Saturday morning outside of the Lavish Lounge on SW Park Avenue.
26-year-old Errick “Active” Sheppard was booked for shooting with intent to kill.
Police were initially called to the Lavish Lounge around 2:20AM Saturday on reports of multiple shots fired.
Composite image of five U.S. military-connected Americans who died of COVID-19 in 2020. (Courtesy photos)
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They were members of the Greatest Generation at the sunset of their lives. They were in their 20s and looking forward to a future of service and family. They were war heroes and silently serving family members. All of them understood the meaning of service and made a lasting mark on the lives of their loved ones.
Of the more than 550,000 Americans who have died from COVID-19, 328 were U.S. troops, military family members and civilian workers. At least another 11,000 have been veterans a community hit hard by a virus to which older adults are particularly susceptible.