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Blog | November 13, 2019

Gift of Life, faith leaders discuss organ and tissue donation

Gift of Life Michigan and the InterFaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit hosted an Organ Donation Across the Faith Traditions discussion recently, where several local…

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Blog | October 22, 2019

Brain Death Explained

There have been several stories in the news recently about hospitalized patients being pronounced brain dead. Some of those stories (and the comments on them)…

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Blog | October 9, 2019

Young transplant recipient and family vow to pay forward their gift

Editor’s Note: We are devastated to learn that Zahraa passed away on November 14, 2019. To her family and many friends: you are in our…

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Blog | July 30, 2019

Talking to your family about organ, tissue and eye donation

Talking about death can be uncomfortable. Most people don’t like to think about their own mortality. But death is part of life, and if we…

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Blog | June 4, 2019

Can Muslims Donate Organs or Receive Transplants?

Muslims in the U.S. often wonder whether organ donation and transplant are permitted in Islam. Until recently, the answer to that question has been less…

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Blog | March 25, 2019

March is National Kidney Month

Of the more than 113,000 Americans waiting for an organ transplant, the vast majority – nearly 95,000 – are waiting for a kidney transplant. Why…

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Blog | March 22, 2019

The Hispanic community embraces organ, tissue and eye donation

Here’s what life was like for Leslie Palacios before she received the gift of a cornea donation from a deceased donor: She struggled to help…

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Blog | March 13, 2019

Welcome to the blog!

Welcome! Gift of Life Michigan has a brand-new way to talk about organ, eye and tissue donation. This blog will provide a rich opportunity for…

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