If you save one life, it is as though you save the world.
—The Talmud
Archive for September, 2008
A quote for today
Posted in Health, Living organ donation, Organ donation, tagged Inspiration, Quotes on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Emotional and thankful in Quebec
Posted in Health, Living organ donation, Organ donation, tagged Living organ donation, My story on September 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am bowled over with emotion tonight. Writing this from a corporate meeting in Tremblant, Quebec, alone after an evening out with co-workers, suppliers and clients, I am overcome with a thousand feelings and aware, as ever, of how small a community I have to talk to about the thoughts surging through me. It reminds [...]
Kidney donation chain makes “big” news in the Wall Street Journal
Posted in Health, Living organ donation, Organ donation, tagged Donors in the news, Living organ donation, Paired donation, Paired exchanges, Transplant innovations on September 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A basic Google search of the daily news will typically yield at least one story a day about living organ donation, often in small, community newspapers that still devote ample “ink” to telling stories about the humanity that surrounds them. (The daily appearance of these stories isn’t surprising, given that there are roughly 17 living donor kidney transplants a day [...]
Heading on a tour
Posted in Health, Living organ donation, Organ donation, tagged Living organ donation, Organ donation, Organ transplants, Statistics on September 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My bags are packed for a rather whirlwind ten days. I begin in New York City for the weekend…
State of New York:
276 living donor transplants conducted so far in 2008
182 deceased donor transplants
9,268 people waiting on the transplant list
…then go on to Montreal, Quebec, for the week…
Province of Quebec:
46 living donor transplants conducted in 2007
403 [...]
The “Sundance” of Organ Donation
Posted in Health, Living organ donation, Organ donation, tagged 1. Living organ donor resources, Donor resources, Famous organ transplant advocates, Networking, Transplant recipient resources on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have Minnesota Public Radio and my linked-in mother both to thank for alerting me today to the passionate actions of Robert Redford’s son, James Redford, in promoting transplant awareness. Seems his story is everywhere lately — he’s a liver transplant recipient, non-profit founder, and, like his father, a filmmaker, and one of the many things he’s done in support [...]
2008 Transplant Games Video Now on YouTube
Posted in Health, Living organ donation, Organ donation, tagged Healing post transplant, Transplant Games on September 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s funny — I knew when I was there that the Transplant Games were something special. I knew it when I got home back in July. I would have told you earlier today, if you’d asked, that “Yep, they were definitely something special.” But tonight, when I watched the full-length official [...]
The Pope is an organ donor, and more on religion and transplantation
Posted in Health, Living organ donation, Organ donation, tagged 3. Organ Transplantation Resources (General), Living organ donation, Organ donation, Religion, Transplantation ethics on September 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I was happy to learn via this blog post today that the current leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, is a registered organ donor, yea! He reportedly signed up as one several years ago, when he was a cardinal. It’s largely a gesture, really, because the Pope’s body will be buried intact, just like [...]
More on Jim Steinberg – a great read about a great transplant story
Posted in Uncategorized on September 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Granted, I do have a soft spot in my heart for journalists in Mid-Iowa — but I especially love the ones who take time out to find my blog and then write to me when they have a story they think I might want to hear about! Hooray for Greg Eckstrom, sports editor of the [...]
