Recently, a new online community hit the scene: Transplant Alliance. Members can join each other for live chat or post on discussion boards, can create pages, form groups and identify friends, and more. So far there are 52 members — the site is still new. You can find my page there under the name “ChoppedLiver,” and I’ve [...]
Posts Tagged ‘3. Organ Transplantation Resources (General)’
A new online circle for the organ transplant community
Posted in Health, Living organ donation, Organ donation, tagged 1. Living organ donor resources, 3. Organ Transplantation Resources (General), Transplant recipient resources on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]