A potential non-directed donor (someone considering donating an organ anonymously to whomever needs it) wrote to the Greatest Gift Foundation with a question that stumped me. And yet it’s a logical question — I’m surprised I haven’t heard it before. He was thinking that before or during his approach to become a living donor, he [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Donor resources’
Lawyers for living donors – Where do you turn?
Posted in Health, Living organ donation, Organ donation, Organ transplants, tagged Donor resources, Living organ donation, Transplantation ethics on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thinking of living organ donation to a stranger? Your first steps…
Posted in Health, Living organ donation, Organ donation, Organ transplants, tagged Altruistic donation, Anonymous donation, Daisy chain, Donor resources, Living organ donation, Non-directed donation on January 13, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Perhaps it is the firm resolve of the New Year, or some planetary alignment, or just our world’s really good fortune: All around me lately have been people asking questions about how to become an anonymous living organ donor. Last Friday, in fact, I received emails from two different people who found this blog, telling me they were considering giving [...]
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 [...]
I heart “I Heart Guts”!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Donor resources, Funnies on July 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Update on my previous post about the cute little plush kidneys and livers at I Heart Guts. As I knew I had to do, destiny being what it is, I bought the “I’m a liver not a fighter” T-shirt. Happy to report that the order was superbly delivered and quickly, hand-addressed in Sharpie with a little [...]
Right foot forward, left foot forward, repeat
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Donor resources, Transplant events, Transplant recipient resources on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hey, America. It’s Liver Life Walk time! One foot in front of the other at an easy pace, chatting with old friends and new ones and drinking free coffee, for just three miles or less, and voila! More people are aware of liver disease and the prominence of it, and the American Liver Foundation has [...]
