Check Your Heart Act would be first of its kind in the nation As many as 400 people in Michigan’s organ and tissue donation and transplant community will converge on the lawn of the Michigan Capitol in Lansing on Tuesday for an inspiring rally and March of Honor. The event will celebrate new legislation expected […]
Organ and tissue donors help hundreds in May Gift of Life Michigan helped a record 63 people become organ donors and 177 gave the gift of tissue in May, saving and healing hundreds of critically ill patients throughout the state and across the country. Michigan’s federally designated organ donation program also set a new milestone
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Key legislation that would allow state income tax filers to add their names to the Michigan Organ Donor Registry is one step closer to reality. The Check Your Heart Act passed the House today. It now moves to the Senate for hearings and public comment before a vote. If approved by the Senate and signed
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NEW SENATE BILL WOULD INCREASE AWARENESS, PROVIDE EDUCATION ON ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION Updated April 26, 2023 This week, Sen. Kevin Daley (R-Lapeer) introduced Senate Bill 287, which mirrors House Bill 4060 introduced by State Rep. Lori M. Stone (D-Warren) in February, which would encourage physicians at private practices or urgent care centers to provide
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Name: Carol Cerny Age: 79 Home: Grand Blanc Transplant: Lungs Why did you need a transplant and when did it happen? I was a smoker for several years which destroyed my lungs. When I was transplanted on August 21, 2005, I had 17% lung function left. I was on oxygen 24/7 for seven years before
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Bloomfield Hills couple pledges record $125,000 for popular All of Us program Pamela and Krishna Sawhney fervently believe educating youth about organ and tissue donation will change the minds and hearts of generations of skeptics — and save the lives of patients waiting for transplants. The Bloomfield Hills couple has pledged $125,000 over five years
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Donation success in Michigan mirrors the national trend in saving and healing lives Gift of Life Michigan helped a record 463 people become organ donors and 1,821 give the gift of tissue last year, saving hundreds of lives and healing tens of thousands more. The 2022 figures represent a significant 14% increase in tissue donors
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Moms and babies are helping heal painful open wounds with generous gifts of “miracle tissue” Little Coleton Voss has no idea how many people he’s already helped in his young life. But with the gift of his nutrient-rich placenta, he has already made a difference for up to 20 patients. The Fenton-area toddler and his
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Do you have a heart on your license or state ID? Philip Perry and about 2,400 other patients in Michigan are so sick that they’re counting on donors and their families to save their lives. The 40-year-old Monroe man is among more than 100 people in the state who need a new heart and he
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Remonia Chapman is committed to community, relationships and finding new ways to advance the Donor Registry Relationships are fueling a significant partnership initiative with some of the state’s largest businesses and organizations. Remonia Chapman and her colleagues are asking them to share the donor registration link with employees along with the message that donation saves
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Check Your Heart Act would add donation question to income tax form Patrick Wells-O’Brien spends a lot of time generating innovative ideas about how to add thousands of names to the state’s Organ Donor Registry. It’s the number one goal for his 23-person division and he takes his leadership responsibility very seriously. Gift of Life
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Nick Olden has one job and it’s pivotal: He finds ways for non-transplantable donated tissue and organs to help humanity through research. Gift of Life Michigan’s research coordinator and the clinical teams working alongside him are partnering with scientists to find cures and treatments for devastating diagnoses. “Healthy donated organs that just miss being transplanted
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Unique partnership has the potential to improve millions of lives The families of donors in Michigan are saying yes to research that could lead to breakthroughs in crippling diseases of the brain. In fact, 170 families gave explicit permission in 2022 to donate the brains of their loved ones to the Lieber Institute for Brain
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Organ donor saves star high school athlete who then literally pays it forward to help donation programs A young donor saved two things most important to Tristan Johnson: His life and his ability to play lacrosse. Then the teen turned into a giver himself, helping pay for some of Gift of Life Michigan’s crucial work
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Gift of Life is grateful to leaders in our community who champion our mission of honoring life through donation. Later this month the organization will present Gift of Life Champion Awards to 21 people or organizations in Michigan for their extraordinary efforts to promote donation in their communities and make it happen at hospitals. Rachel
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