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Sharing the Love at Subaru with Findlay Automotive Group

Las Vegas Now’s Roqui Theus stopped by Subaru of Las Vegas for the Share The Love Event check presentations to 2 local charities: Red Rock Search and Rescue and Hearts Alive Village – Giving Animals a Voice.

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A Miraculous Match with Intermountain Health

Each April, the United States recognizes National Donate Life Month, bringing attention to organ, eye, and tissue donation and transplantation. Donate Life month honors and recognizes those who have saved lives through the gift of organ donation. It is only through the generosity of donor families and donors that makes saving lives through organ transplantation possible. It is also a good time to share with your family your decision to be a donor, check the organ donor box when you renew your driver’s license, and consider the healing gift of sharing a living organ through the gift of transplantation. Across the country, 104,000 people are currently on the transplant list, waiting for a kidney, liver, pancreas, heart or lungs. Every nine minutes another person is added to the wait list. In Nevada, 667 people are on that waiting list. Tanisha Ellerbe, 50, from Las Vegas, Nevada, and a robotics and cyber security teacher at Liberty High School in Henderson was on that waiting list. She loves her job, her family, and traveling. But for years, she was living with a chronic kidney disease that threatened to take away everything she cherished. She needed a kidney transplant to survive. In November 2021, Tanisha’s kidney function was down to 19%. She registered at numerous transplant centers, hoping to find a donor. Her numbers continued to drop, even falling to 13% after she got COVID. She also started to experience symptoms like nausea, fatigue, and a metallic taste in her mouth. By June 2022, she was one of many transplant listed, but she knew it could take at least two years to get a kidney from a deceased donor. She prayed for a miracle. That miracle came in the form of a living donor from Utah, who was also a teacher. She did not know Tanisha, but she wanted to help someone in need. She was not a good match for Tanisha, but she donated her kidney on July 5, 2023, as a Good Samaritan. This gave her a voucher that moved her up the priority list for a compatible kidney. Within just a few weeks, on July 21, she got a phone call from Intermountain Health that transplant coordinators had found a kidney for her. On August 15, she underwent a successful transplant surgery at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah. "People don't realize how much of a life saver they can be. I am blessed,” Ellerbe said. “That gift was not done in vain. She saved my life and I encourage others to be living donors." Living Donation Living donations saves thousands of lives each year. Living donors will donate a portion of their liver, which will then grow back or one of their kidneys. Since the body can perform with just one kidney, it is the most commonly transplanted organ from a living donor. It’s also the best option for people who need a new kidney, it’s safe, and donors don’t have to be related to the recipient. Five key benefits for participating in a living donor transplant include: 1. Every living donor transplant that occurs removes one person from the transplant waiting list and ensures that the next person on the list won’t have to wait as long for a deceased donor transplant. 2. Living donor kidneys tend to have greater longevity than those transplanted from a deceased donor 3. Surgery can be scheduled in advanced 4. Patients can get a living donor kidney transplant before starting dialysis 5. Patients spending less time on dialysis means better health “On average, a living kidney transplant doubles the life expectancy of the recipient,” said Donald Morris, MD, nephrologist and Intermountain Health’s kidney transplant medical director. “It also greatly improves the quality of life while decreasing their overall health costs.” National Kidney Registry Intermountain’s Transplant Services at Intermountain Medical Center participates in a national registry that helps get the best optimally matched organ donors and recipients across the nation. The National Kidney Registry (NKR) is a unique nationwide organ donor exchange program that facilitates paired exchanges, a process in which an organ donor donates their kidney to a recipient other than their loved one in exchange for a compatible kidney for their friend or loved one. Donate a Kidney or a Liver – Save a Live To sign up to become a living donor go to: www.IntermountainHealthcare.org/DonateLife Don’t forget to share with your family your decision to share the gift of life. And don’t forget to check the organ donation box when you renew your license or go to the Nevada Donor Network website to register today. For more information on any of your health needs, visit intermountainnv.org.

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Best Buddies Nevada Friendship Walk

Best Buddies Nevada Friendship Walk
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National Minority Health Month with Intermountain Health

April is National Minority Health Month, and it raises awareness about the importance of improving the health of racial and ethnic minority communities and reducing health disparities. Health disparities are preventable differences in disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health. Intermountain works in this area to support their mission of “Helping people live their healthiest lives possible.” Nevada is a diverse state and expected to have a 20 percent increase in diverse populations such as with Asian/Pacific Islander, African American, and Hispanic communities over the next 10 years. “We want to be a leading part of that when it comes to healthcare, and making sure everyone is getting quality care, and they understand what is being spoken to them,” said LaTeisha Morgan, care management manager for Intermountain Health. Intermountain Health is committed to make sure that our workforce reflects the communities they serve. This allows to gain better insight into diverse populations; not only ethnic groups, but also such as lower income or LGBT+ groups. It’s important as a health system to know what health factors each population faces. There are several focus areas of health disparities that Intermountain that are working on to make positive change. Intermountain is working to increase access to healthcare. Sometimes this is due to different languages spoken. Intermountain in Nevada works to provide high quality interpretation services for their patients. This can be done in real time in the clinics and ensures that patients and families truly understand their plan of care. They can make positive changes in this area by making sure clinicians are aware and prepared to care for patients needing interpretation. Also, mental health in minority populations is another health disparity that is being focused on. Mental illness is often misunderstood and stigmatized. Intermountain works to start the conversations. This is the first step for many cultures to gain better understanding of mental illness. Intermountain Health is committed to partnering to find solutions to mental health access and issues. To learn more, visit intermountainnv.org.

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Concert Tour Dedicated To U.S Veterans

Las Vegas(KLAS)-It’s a national concert tour dedicated to helping U-S Veterans. You can show your support for the cause and enjoy the music of country artist Ben O’Connor at the Unum Tour, this Friday, April 12th at The Space. Tickets are available at thespacelv.com Half the proceeds from ticket sales and 100 percent of donations will […]

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National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Las Vegas(KLAS)-American Indians and Alaska Natives are more than twice as likely to contract HIV compared to their white counterpart. The LGBTQ Plus Center of Southern Nevada is working to bring awareness as well as the continuing battle against HIV and AIDS Awareness for everyone. Kiande Jakada an HIV Health Educator joined us with more […]

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Winter Wine Walk Benefiting The National Bleeding Disorder Foundation

Las Vegas(KLAS)-There are more than 30,000 people living in Nevada with a bleeding disorder that don’t realize it and the Nevada Chapter of the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation has made it their mission to help patients that suffer and now you support them by attending the Winter Wine Fest. Stephanie Dupree joined Las Vegas Now […]

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'Exhale' Event to Benefit Hope Means Nevada

Las Vegas(KLAS)-Ella King, a Teen Committee Member for Hope Means Nevada and Lauren Salgado a Wellness Practitioner, and AREA15 partner invite everyone out to ‘Exhale’ at Area15 on Sunday, April 7th. Tickets for adults 19 years of age or older are $60 per person. Tickets for students ages 12 to 18 years are $40 per […]

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Powershift Bundled Appointment with NV Energy

Powershift Bundled Appointment with NV Energy
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Absinthe & The Green Fairy Garden Reveals New Cocktail Menu

Las Vegas(KLAS)-Absinthe has launched a new cocktail menu for the show, The Green Fairy Garden, and Pier 17.Executive of Beverage at Spiegelworld, Niko Novick, joined Las Vegas Now to make “The Yum Yum” with “passion!”

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