Organ Donation

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• Double-lung transplant to carry Olympic Torch

  
  Merv Sheppard's Transplant Network — Authority: 124
  Kurt Penner, left , and Merv Sheppard at London Air Show, 6-27-04 Congratulations to my fellow lung transplant recipient Kurt Penner, who received his "gift of Life at Toronto General Hospital in 2002 and has been selected to be part of the Olympic Torch Relay. We were both patients at TGH and I met Kurt, his wife ...
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• Last Minute Christmas Gift Idea: Your Lungs and Eyeballs

  
  The Blogs at HowStuffWorks — Authority: 440
  (PFBfoto/Getty Images) (Sorry in advance for the really, really long post. In case you don’t make it to the bottom, happy holidays!) Back when I was a paranoid little raver kid in the early 1990s, my friends and I maintained a firm belief that it was a bad idea to register as an organ donor. The logic went that ...
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• Incentivized Altruism

  
  Freakonomics — Authority: 672
  Only one in ten Israeli adults is an organ donor and the country is addressing the situation with an innovative new policy. Organ donors and their close relatives will now receive priority if they require a transplant.
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• When Does Death Start?

  
  Suture for a Living — Authority: 470
  H/T to @ ctsinclair and @ doclake   for the link to this December 16th NY Times article.  If you haven’t read it, it is worth the time, especially if you have any interest in this topic. When does death start? from NYT http://bit.ly/8xGXjL The article, " When does death start?" ,  was written by ...
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• KQED profiles those who live with disease, injury

  
  Covering Health — Authority: 135
  This month’s edition of Health Dialogues, part of KQED’s California Report, focuses on living with disease . In the report, KQED reporters talk to folks living with chronic disease, the effects of traumatic injury and other conditions that can have lasting effects on a person’s quality of life. ...
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• How Can Countries Encourage Organ Donation?

  
  Economix — Authority: 722
  Israel will soon become the first country in the world to give people who agree to become organ donors priority treatment if they should require an organ transplant themselves. A look at what other countries are trying to boost the supply of organs.
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• Maureen Isaacson (and the SI’s) Top Books of 2009

  
  BOOK SA - News — Authority: 483
  Alert! Chalk up three thumbs up for Thando Mgqolozana ’s A Man Who is Not a Man from the Sunday Independent . That august paper’s books page editor, Maureen Isaacson, has picked it along with five other titles as her must-have must-reads of 2009. The other writers who feature in Isaacson’s final word ...
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• A thank-you for the gift of organ donation

  
  eLetters — Authority: 441
  At this season of giving and receiving gifts, the gift of life is the greatest gift of all. This year, in lieu of sending the traditional holiday cards and letters, I am sending a donation to Friends of Man (friendsofman.org), which provides assistance directly to individuals in need. This charity was suggested to me ...
  6 days ago

• When Does Death Start? (Here Come the Death Panels)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  A new approach to organ donation doesn’t require waiting until the donor’s brain death.... Original Article: Forum: News/Activism
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• Moral Dilemma (9): Michael Sandel on the Right Thing to Do

  
  P.A.P. Blog - Human Rights Etc. — Authority: 481
  Michael Sandel If you like our blog series on moral dilemmas , you’ll like this video. It’s a bit long but really worth it. Some of the content: Part 1 – The Moral Side of Murder: If you had to choose between (1) killing one person to save the lives of five others and (2) doing nothing, even though you knew ...
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• Survey Says!

  
  Queer Visalia — Authority: 129
  Think of a random person, and give them a message here, no names: You’re supposed to be the IT person, so fix the damned computers! Can you take a bra off with one hand? LOL…  never tried. Is it difficult? Last furry thing you touched: A german shepard. A big one. Thank goodness she’s friendly. Spell your ...
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• It’s an Invasion! South African Writers off to the 2010 London Book Fair in Droves

  
  BOOK SA - News — Authority: 483
  Alert! The London Book Fair may be several months away, but a veritable army of South African writers have already booked their tickets. In several cases, of course, we’re talking bus tickets, because many an SA scribe lives or works in the UK, and won’t have much to do to get to Earl’s Court, where the ...
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• Got a Spare Kidney Anybody ?

  
  BadGalsRadio - RootsRock since 99 — Authority: 123
  Santa, Can You Bring Me a Kidney for Christmas Please.. I’m not talking crazy nor am I talking figuratively. I’m asking for a Kidney this christmas for My Hubby. Record-setting Kidney Swap Saves Lives . I don’t talk about the hubby much, because he is so private. there is alot going on at my home right now ...
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• Return to Me (MGM 2000)

  
  CONSERVATIVEFLIX.COM — Authority: 117
  An eight-year-old boy had a younger sister who was dying of leukemia, and he was told that without a blood transfusion she would die. His parents explained to him that his blood was probably compatible with hers, and if so, he could be the blood donor. They asked him if they could test his blood. He said sure. So they ...
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• Action Figures: Deidre Greenholz And Her Fight For Organ Donation

  
  WH Latest Items — Authority: 497
  Deirdre Greenholz , 38 Home base Sacramento, CA Day job Senior coordinator for an organ-donor service Why she" /> Deirdre Greenholz , 38 Home base Sacramento, CA Day job Senior coordinator for an organ-donor service Why shes an Action Figure Last June, Greenholz helped promote organ donation by ...
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• Anybody Got a Spare Kidney ?

  
  Mama ASID's E N T R E P O D — Authority: 106
  Santa, Can You Bring Me a Kidney for Christmas Please..I’m not talking crazy nor am I talking figuratively. I’m asking for a Kidney this christmas for My Hubby.Record-setting Kidney Swap Saves Lives.I don’t talk about the hubby much, because he is so private. there is alot going on at my home right now in many ...
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• Service Corporation International tries to grab positive press-YourFuneralGuy

  
  YourFuneralGuy — Authority: 132
  Worlds Largest Funeral Corporation in Organ donation publicity stunt Service Corporation tries to grab positive press in the Rose Bowl Parade on  January 1st 2010. Service Corporation International has been plagued with Scandal in 2009 and  had bad financial numbers and documented layoffs.To offset this they ...
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• The Book Lounge’s Books of the Year 2009

  
  BOOK SA - News — Authority: 483
  Alert! The Book Lounge has released its list of 2009’s must-have reads - a terrific, considered collection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and cookbooks that features many works of SA Lit (all shown above). Congratulations to BOOK SA members André Brink , Petina Gappah , Margie Orford , Sarah Lotz , ...
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  a [mostly true] story — Authority: 120
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• WANTED: Organs for Transplant

  
  Adventures of a Funky Heart! — Authority: 471
  Florida Eliza coded last night, but they were able to get her back. She hanging on, and its becoming more and more obvious that this young lady needs her transplant to occur pretty soon. “I can’t pray for a transplant, ” you may be thinking. “Because that means that I’m praying for someone to die!” Not ...
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