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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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It’s like four blog posts in one today:  My Google news alerts have been practically bursting with stories of living donors these past few days.  Here is a quick digest of some of what’s out there:

This Friday in Maryland, Christy Manclark, a mother of two who’s waiting on the list for a kidney, is joining her husband and [...]

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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 [...]

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One of the most promising new online resourcses I’ve seen for the transplant community is the Transplant Cafe, launched by the endlessly energetic and charming Nelson Freytes, who received a liver transplant in 1998.  Built on Ning.com, it’s like a self-contained version of Facebook — you can sign up for free and have your own [...]

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