On Saturday, Aug. 27, a $10,000 grant was presented to the Gift of Life Foundation in honor of a Julia Evans, a heart recipient and cancer survivor, who inspired many. Sandy Chekal, an employee at Crum & Forster, an insurance company with more than 2,500 employees nationwide, was so inspired by Julia’s story she […]
منحة التأسيس تكرم متلقي القلب الذي ألهم الكثيرين قراءة المزيد »
Thousands attend event celebrating life, organ and tissue donation The annual LIFE Walk/Run drew nearly 2,500 people to Belle Isle in downtown Detroit for the event’s 25th anniversary honoring life, celebrating donor heroes and their families and promoting the Michigan Organ Donor registry. The theme for the event, founded by the Detroit Minority Organ Tissue
يعود LIFE Walk إلى جزيرة Belle Isle التاريخية للعام الخامس والعشرين قراءة المزيد »
Camaraderie, fellowship highlight biennual competition for transplant recipients Mike Roman of Berkley admits he probably shouldn’t go to the Donate Life Transplant Games this year. But the 65-year-old heart recipient said the draw of attending in person again – after Covid forced a virtual platform – was too great to resist, despite his declining health.
يتجه فريق ميشيغان إلى سان دييغو للمشاركة في مسابقة Donate Life Transplant Games قراءة المزيد »
Legislators, transplant recipients, donor families urge Michiganders to ‘Check Your Heart’ There was a clear message echoing across the lawn of the Michigan Capitol recently: Check Your Heart. Supporters of organ and tissue donation, including transplant recipients, legislators, volunteers and more joined Gift of Life Michigan in Lansing to celebrate new life, honor donors and
مؤيدو التبرع يحتشدون من أجل "افحص قلبك" في ميتشجن كابيتول قراءة المزيد »
Gift of Life is Looking for Workplace Partners Who Can Make a Difference With about 55% of Michiganders registered as organ and tissue donors, Gift of Life Michigan seeks new partners to grow the registry and save more lives. Gift of Life wants to partner with workplaces, community organizations, and municipal clerks to
Make a Difference with Your Company through Organ Donation Awareness قراءة المزيد »
Justin Shilling’s legacy as an organ and tissue donor is helping his mother navigate the depths of her grief. She wanted something for his 1,900 classmates, too. The Oxford High School senior was one of four students killed in a shooting at the school last fall. He was able to donate both kidneys, one lung,
Minorities often wait longer for organ transplants Patrick Price is hoping he will one day receive a new kidney and return to the catering business he loves, but he knows he faces challenges getting there. Patrick was diagnosed with diabetes at age 13, and lost a leg due to complications more than a decade ago.
رجل ساجينو مصمم على استعادة الصحة والحركة قراءة المزيد »
Gift of Life’s largest outreach event returns to the popular John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids on Aug. 13. Donate Life Day at the Zoo returns to an in-person event after the primarily virtual platform that was necessary because of Covid-19. “We’re really hoping for a crowd. Our event is such a fun way to
التبرع بيوم الحياة في حديقة الحيوان يحتفل بالمتبرعين بالأعضاء ومتلقي الزرع والحياة قراءة المزيد »
After more than three decades in leadership at Gift of Life Michigan, the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) has recognized Anne Kowalczyk with its Lifetime Achievement award. Gift of Life’s recently retired CFO was pivotal in making sure the organization is financially prepared to fulfill the wishes of donors and their families well into
القائد المخضرم "هدية الحياة" يحصل على جائزة "الإنجاز مدى الحياة" الوطنية قراءة المزيد »
Todd Hart saves lives by taking care of organs from the second they leave the donor until the moment they reach the recipient prepped for a lifesaving transplant. As an Organ Recovery Specialist at Gift of Life Michigan, Todd works with surgeons when the heart, liver, lungs or kidneys are removed from a generous donor,
أضواء كاشفة للموظفين: تود هارت مسؤول عن الأعضاء في رحلتهم إلى عملية الزرع قراءة المزيد »
Ronda Harrison never thought she’d live to see 50. Born with cystic fibrosis (CF), the Spring Lake woman said she always knew her life had an early expiration date. “I have always known I wasn’t going to live as long as my friends,” she said. “That has now changed.” It technically started to change
How Many Lives Can a Donor Save? With more than 106,000 Americans currently waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, there’s no question that we need organ donors more than ever. Every day, 17 people die waiting for an organ transplant. What if you could save even one of those individuals? When you sign up to
How Many Lives Can One Organ Donor Save قراءة المزيد »
Did you know that more than 106,000 Americans are currently on the organ transplant waiting list? For everyone who decides to become an organ donor, up to 75 individual lives can be dramatically improved– think of the incredible impact you could have by becoming an organ donor. If you’ve thought about learning how to sign
كيف تصبح متبرعًا بالأعضاء قراءة المزيد »
Each day, people enter hospitals in dire need of organ transplants. These people need more than medication or surgery to recover from their conditions – they require organ transplants to survive. With the demand for organs so high, many people often do not receive the transplants they need. We rely on registered organ donors to
حقائق التبرع بالأعضاء قراءة المزيد »
Muslim donor mom encourages conversation about organ and tissue donation Karim Khassouan lived a short, quiet life, and his spirit will carry on in the lives he saved through the organs he donated. Karim was born with Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM), a condition in which blood vessels become tangled, according to his mother, Nameer Alkurdi. It
"التبرع بالأعضاء كان الشيء الصحيح الذي ينبغي عمله" قراءة المزيد »
