'Siempre aspiraré a hacer que mi héroe, mi donante, se sienta orgulloso de mí'

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Battle Creek woman beats cancer, achieves dreams with donated tissue Kristen Main faced an impossible choice before she even turned 13 years old. She mentioned a strange lump on her arm to her doctor during a routine check-up and the subsequent diagnosis was Ewing’s Sarcoma, a form of cancer with a grim prognosis.  The five-year […]

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Un corazón donado le otorga a un hombre de Highland Township 11,520 días adicionales

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A lot of people called Jim Pixley ‘the Miracle Man,’ because of all the things he went through and everything he accomplished. Pixley, of Highland Township, passed away on April 28, 2020 at the age of 76 – more than 31 years after a donated heart saved his life and gave him the opportunity to

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Candidatos a trasplante

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When news broke recently that a Denver transplant center disqualified a candidate for transplantation because she was not vaccinated for Covid-19, some Michigan residents asked how this might affect patients in our state. From the donation perspective, both the vaccinated and unvaccinated are eligible to donate at the end of life. Vaccination status has no

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Spectrum Butterworth Hospital honrado por Gift of Life Michigan

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Grand Rapids facility, staff recognized for innovation, support of organ and tissue donation Spectrum Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids was honored as the 2021 Donor Hospital of the Year by Gift of Life Michigan for its dedication to honoring the generosity of organ and tissue donors and their families. The hospital was among the three

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Gift of Life Michigan ve el tercer mes consecutivo de un número récord de donantes de órganos

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For the third consecutive month, Gift of Life Michigan honored the wishes of a record number of organ donors, bringing hope for healing to the thousands of people still waiting for a life-saving organ. In August, Gift of Life staff facilitated the wishes of 41 donors, which surpasses the number of donors honored in July

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El receptor de un trasplante de corazón derriba las barreras culturales

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Sometimes, life throws you a curveball. Mohamed El-Souri knows this better than most people. The 18-year-old Dearborn resident was a healthy, active teen who fell very ill while he was in high school. Doctors initially diagnosed him with pneumonia, but it turned out there was nothing wrong with his lungs – his heart was failing

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ME del condado de Wayne honrado por Gift of Life Michigan

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Champion Awards recognize organ, tissue donation supporters and innovators Dr. Carl Schmidt, chief medical examiner for Wayne County, is one of 13 individuals and three organizations honored recently by Gift of Life Michigan with a 2021 Donation Champion Award. The awards recognize people and organizations that make extraordinary efforts to help fulfill the wishes of

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Estudiante sin fines de lucro honrada por Gift of Life Michigan

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Key2Finesse raises $75,000 for youth education, signs up 114 new organ, tissue donors Key2Finesse, a non-profit organization founded by Metro Detroit high school students, was one of three organizations and 13 individuals honored by Gift of Life Michigan with a 2021 Donation Champion Award. The awards recognize extraordinary efforts to promote the Michigan Organ Donor

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Gerente del Programa de Trauma Pediátrico reconocido por apoyar la donación de órganos y tejidos

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Valerie Canary, a Pediatric Trauma Program Manager at the Hurley Medical Center in Flint, is one of 13 individuals and three organizations honored recently by Gift of Life Michigan with a 2021 Donation Champion Award. The awards recognize people and organizations who make extraordinary efforts to help fulfill the wishes of donors and their families

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