These six incredible people were close to death before transplantation saved their lives. Now, they’re sharing their story of …
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Liver Transplantation
Tributes pour in as Ballycastle organ donation activist Lucia Queenie Mee dies aged 20
Lucia Queenie Mee, from Ballycastle, died at the weekend, just months after undergoing the fourth liver transplant of her young life. The 20-year-old was made an OBE for her work …
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Organ Donation
Opt-out organ donation system saves lives – Humanist UK
by News Sourceby News SourceWe support medical advances for the improvement of human health and happiness. Humanists believe that respect for the dead is no reason to oppose allowing the use of their organs …
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Videos
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly Launches Organ Awareness Awareness Week 2021
by News Sourceby News SourceHealth Minister Stephen Donnelly speaks at the virtual launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week 2021, acknowledging the work of …
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Organ Donation
“Daiti's Law” Organ Donation Awareness Campaign Launched
by News Sourceby News SourceThe Public Health Agency today launched a new public awareness campaign to prepare for the introduction of the 'Daily Law' from spring 2023. The Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) …
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Lung Transplantation
Laois-Offaly transplant recipients urge people to donate their organs during Organ Donation Awareness Week #LeaveNoDoubt
by Conor Ganlyby Conor GanlyTransplant recipient Val Kennedy, from Laois-Offaly, is supporting organ donation at the national launch of Organ Donation Awareness Week 2023. Val, who now lives in Portarlington but was originally from …
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Videos
The Complexity of Creating a Culture of Organ Donation and Transplantation
by News Sourceby News SourceSarah Pol and Jia Lin present the aims of the Anthony Lab’s organ donation and transplantation research program, illustrating key …
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Emotional effects
“I'm alive because someone decided to be an organ donor. That person is a hero, my hero.”
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Tributes have been pouring in following the death of an inspirational Cork woman who pioneered the campaign for people to carry organ donor cards and was an advocate of transplant …
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Kidney Transplantation
Organ Donation Awareness Week: Wicklow mother 'very lucky' to have baby girl after kidney transplant
“The gift of my life is a gift that will continue to live on. Not a day goes by that I don't think about my donor.” Aged just 19, she …