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Lucinda is alive but someone else has her heart

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382412) • Rockingham, Australia 27 Dec

I hope you’re all recovering from a joyous Christmas, if you celebrate. Soon we’ll be facing a new year with new challenges and experiences. I read an incredible story today about a young girl who had cystic fibrosis. To continue...

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World Transplant Games to be held in Germany. Have you heard of them?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382412) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Aug

We went to Dwellingup today and I picked up a local newsletter. A local resident will be competing in the World Transplant Games (WTG) in Dresden, Germany, later on this year. I’d never heard of these games. They are held every...

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Undocumented workers, Organ Transplants, and Public Charity

chrystalia @chrystalia (1208) • Tucson, Arizona 9 Dec 12

An odd group of topics, but bear with me: In Chicago, Loyola did a free kidney transplant for an "undocumented worker"--I'm being polite, the Chicago Tribune called him an illegal...

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Growing Body Parts

charblaize @charblaize (1026) • United States 20 Dec 09

I seen this on 60 minutes where they are using the stem cell research to help heal and possible mend amputees and various other parts of the body for organ transplants. They have said many have already benefited from this...

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Organ Tranplant Recipients Need To Plea For Their Rights?

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 21 Jul 09

I cannot imagine that there are certain health authority becoming so bureaucratic to such an extent where organ recipients need to plea like inmates pleading for parole. How could this be happening? Well, as it turned out a...

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pondadog @pondadog (101) • United States 31 Mar 07

Should people be allowed to sell their organs for transplant...like a kidney? It is already a black market process in some Third World countries. Proponents have suggested a kidney would bring in the neighborhood of $60-70,000...

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How do you feel about organ transplants?

Lindalinda @Lindalinda (4111) • Canada 1 Feb 07

So many people need new organs, kidneys,liver,heart,and lungs. Would you donate the organs of a loved one if he or she died suddenly,and would you have any objections if your family donated your organs if something happened to...

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