Organ donation is one of the best medical advancements of the contemporary era. Unfortunately, organ demand is significantly greater than the number of organs available. Organ donation registration is easy. You can sign up to become an organ donor online on the Michigan Organ Donor Registry. You can also add your name when you renew […]
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Rob Rudzki is living proof of the good organ donation can do. More than seven years after a kidney and liver transplant, Rob is still healthy, back out bow-hunting, and spending quality time with his dog, Lacey. “Today he looks great! If someone didn’t tell you he had had a transplant, you would never know,”
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Michigan woman meets son’s heart recipient Two years after her son died, Teena Smith heard his heart beating once again. Joseph Reaume died at 41 in 2020. Smith, along with Reaume’s three adult sons, agreed to authorize organ donation since he was not already registered as a donor, but said the decision was an easy
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National Hispanic Heritage month celebrates the contributions of Hispanic Americans as well as the histories and unique cultures of the American Latino community. It runs Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 and features diverse activities and events. Hispanic Heritage Month is an opportunity to appreciate the many ways the Latino community enriches our society and contributes
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About 2,400 patients are waiting in Michigan this month for a life-saving organ transplant. The best way to save their lives is to grow the Michigan Organ Donor Registry. More than 90% of all registrations come from the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) asking the donor registration question when IDs and driver’s licenses are renewed.
Bert Steck was surprised to learn that his mother, Katherine, was a candidate for tissue donation. She was, after all, 101 years, five months, and three days old when she died in August 2022. “I’m just proud she was able to do that.” “My first reaction was that she was too old,” he said. “But
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Foundation generously supports project to honor donors and celebrate recipients A stroll down the long hallway of Gift of Life’s Donor Care Center in Ann Arbor is giving visitors a look at how donation works with photos, graphics and words. In all, six displays honor donors, celebrate new life for recipients and explain organ and
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Donate Life Hollywood reached out to Gift of Life Michigan and one other organ procurement organization this year asking for help. The donation advocacy group asked Gift of Life to nominate a donor family to help honor television producers at the annual Donate Life Hollywood Inspire Awards in August The ceremony recognizes producers who create
Stephanie Sommer has visited more medical examiner offices in Michigan than most medical examiners. And then there are the funeral homes. Her work as senior medical examiner (ME) and funeral home liaison is about clearing the path to donation for donors and families who want to help others with their gifts. It also involves making
Artelia Griggs helps save lives by telling everyone she can about organ and tissue donation. She also does it as a loving tribute to her own daughter’s legacy of giving. “It’s been a wonderful thing that I’ve been able to talk about her and keep her memory alive and knowing that while I’m talking about
Tracy Gary and Holly Werlein-Gary almost never met, but fate and transplantation intervened. They both nearly died before finding each other and are now making the most out of their second chance at life. They’re doing it as husband and wife. Holly was just 21 and visiting family in Cleveland when she suddenly became critically
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‘I wasn’t afraid of dying. There’s always hope,’ lung transplant recipient says Jesse and Carlee Ramirez almost didn’t find their happily-ever-after. Jesse, now 62, and Carlee, 52, had just started dating when Jesse was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and given a short amount of time to live. “I came out of the doctor’s office
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New partnership will ask hunters, anglers to ‘Check Your Heart’ Hunters and anglers in Michigan will now be asked a new question after they purchase or renew their licenses through the Michigan Department of Natural Resources: are you registered as an organ donor? Gift of Life Michigan and the DNR are teaming up to add
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Gift of Life Michigan joins national ‘Living it Forward’ initiative to advance next million Ann Arbor, MI – The U.S. organ donation system has made history, surpassing 1 million organ transplants, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). Gift of Life Michigan, a key member of the nationwide organ donation and transplant system
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In a collaborative endeavor by the National (Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donation) Multicultural Action Group (NMAG), National Minority Donor Awareness Month strives to educate and inspire multicultural communities to consider organ donation. NMDA members include the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), Donate Life America (DLA), the Association for Multicultural Affairs in Transplantation (AMAT), National
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