National Donate Life Month will be celebrated differently this year, but the message is the same: There’s a critical need for more organ, tissue and eye donors in Michigan and throughout the United States. In the wake of the rapidly spreading COVID-19 virus, Gift of Life Michigan is postponing the celebratory community events it typically […]
Dear friends of Gift of Life Michigan, I am reaching out to you as part of the Gift of Life Michigan family to update you on the steps we are taking during the current COVID-19 crisis. We are committed to protecting our staff, patients and the communities we serve while still providing donated organs and
يستمر عملنا: تحديث COVID-19 قراءة المزيد »
In the wake of the rapidly spreading new strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, experts urge transplant recipients to use extra caution to protect themselves and their loved ones. The virus, first detected last year, is particularly dangerous to the elderly and those with compromised immune systems, and many organ transplant recipients fall under that latter category.
تحث Gift of Life Michigan مجتمع الزرع على اتخاذ احتياطات الصحة والسلامة قراءة المزيد »
Rekenna Stanford was a registered organ donor long before she needed a new kidney. “I never had any misgivings about it,” she said. “If someone could use them after I was gone, have at it. If they could save a life, have at it. I’m not going to need them.” Still, Stanford, 56, of Grand
جملة "هدية الحياة": متلقي الكلى يحول رحلة الزرع إلى دعوة قراءة المزيد »
Updated: 3/17/2020 In the wake of the rapid spread of the new strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, Gift of Life Michigan has taken steps to help protect patients, our staff and the communities we serve. Like organizations throughout the state, we are taking these steps out of an abundance of caution in order to ensure the
Gift of Life تتخذ ميشيغان خطوات لحماية الموظفين والمجتمع أثناء تفشي فيروس كورونا قراءة المزيد »
In many ways, Deacon Lawrence J. Bailey considers his donated kidney a blessing. Bailey, 65, a Canton resident, received a donated kidney in 2013 and has since dedicated himself to spreading that blessing by educating the African American community about the need for organ donors and dispelling the most common misconceptions about donation. “I didn’t
Although National Kidney Month is traditionally set aside to raise awareness of kidney disease and ways to lower risk factors, it also serves as an important reminder of the need for organ donors in the State of Michigan, particularly among the minority population. Kidney disease is more likely to affect African American, Latino and other
When it comes to signing up Michigan residents to the Organ Donor Registry, more and more colleges are taking up the challenge. Twenty-one college and university campuses across the state took part in the annual Gift of Life Michigan Campus Challenge this year, the most in the 17-year history of the event. “We are always
Dr. Clive Callender has made educating and empowering people his life’s work. Callender, a renowned surgeon and Professor of Surgery at Howard University College of Medicine, has dedicated his career to increasing awareness of and support for transplant medicine in minority communities. When he started, African Americans represented the lowest percentage of organ donors among
شهر تاريخ السود: تحية للدكتور كلايف كالندر قراءة المزيد »
The medical and transplant community is mourning the recent loss of Jeremiah Turcotte, M.D. Dr. Turcotte was a trailblazer in the field of organ donation and transplantation, recognized across the country as a visionary leader. He passed on Feb. 12, 2020, at the age of 87. Dr. Turcotte was one of five transplant surgeons directly
في ذكرى: إرميا توركوت ، دكتوراه في الطب قراءة المزيد »
ليس هناك من ينكر أن ديفين أدينجتون مقاتل. كان الشاب البالغ من العمر 15 عامًا يقاتل منذ يوم ولادته ، ويواجه عددًا من المشكلات الصحية التي دفعته إلى وحدة العناية المركزة لحديثي الولادة (NICU) خلال الأسابيع التسعة الأولى من حياته. ثم أعطته عملية زرع قلب أملاً جديداً له ولأسرته.
التبرع بالقلب يمنح شباب منطقة فلينت فرصة جديدة في الحياة قراءة المزيد »
Gift of Life Michigan has a message to those who have been touched by organ, tissue or eye donation in the past: We want to hear your story. Gift of Life is encouraging anyone impacted by these life-saving or life-improving gifts to share their story through ‘My Donor Story,’ an interactive social media campaign that
تسعى Gift of Life Michigan إلى مشاركة قصص الأمل والإلهام من خلال حملة My Donor Story قراءة المزيد »
Twenty years ago, Dr. Michael Hagan was living on borrowed time. Hagan, 70, an Ann Arbor resident, knew he was ill, he just didn’t know how ill. He knew his liver was failing and his only hope for survival was a liver transplant. He had been living with that diagnosis — as well as the
Advances in technology and continued expansion of the Organ Donor Registry helped Gift of Life Michigan – and organ procurement organizations across the country – save more lives than ever in 2019. In Michigan, 341 patients donated organs and 1,598 donated tissue last year. Both are increases from 2018 and signify the sixth consecutive year
2019: عام التقدم والنجاح قراءة المزيد »
Generosity of Gift of Life Michigan donors benefitted thousands For the second straight year, Gift of Life Michigan helped facilitate a record number of organ donors and tissue donors, whose gifts will save and improve the lives of tens of thousands of people in the state and beyond. In all, 341 people donated organs and
أعداد قياسية من المتبرعين بالأعضاء والأنسجة تنقذ الأرواح في عام 2019 قراءة المزيد »
