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Donate Life Colorado: Liver transplant Saved Lella’s Life – NBC 11 – Grand Junction, CO
There are about 200 people waiting for a life-saving transplant on the Western Slope. For Lella Young, she was only two months old when she was put on the transplant list. She is only here today because someone ticked that box and chose to become a donor. "It saved her life,” said Lyndall Young, Lella’s Mother.
Stepdaughter Of Vietnam War Veteran Advocates For Organ Donation – CBS 4 – Denver, CO
Alfred Lucero served in Vietnam in 1969. During his time in the service he was exposed to the chemical Agent Orange. "Due to that exposure he now has kidney failure,” said Lucero’s stepdaughter Dana Rojas. She advocates for organ and tissue donation. “Being an organ donor truly is the gift that never stops giving. It truly is giving somebody life,” Rojas said.
‘What A Difference It Can Make In Somebody’s Life’: Donor Dash Supports Organ Donation – CBS 4 – Denver, CO
CBS 4's Joel Hillan speaks with Donor Alliance Advocate for Life Claire about her experience with transplantation, her rare triple organ transplant and why the Donor Dash means so mych to her.
Facing an Unknown Future After Her Brother Gave Life
There are nearly 200 residents in Wyoming awaiting a lifesaving transplant. It’s scary facing a transplant, but Cary is fighting for her life each and every day. She knows the importance of saying “Yes” to organ, eye and tissue donation. She lost her younger brother and saw how through his decision to be a donor was able to save many lives because of organ donation.
A Personal Look at Organ Donation – 9NEWS – Denver, CO
Triple Transplant Recipient Hopes to Inspire at 2018 Donor Dash – YourHub – Denver, CO
I am here today because my donor said yes. Just over ten years ago, I was in the hospital and only given a couple of weeks left to live. I have a rare protein folding disorder that is a form of familial Amyloidosis, which results in my body forming abnormally shaped proteins. The proteins can’t be metabolized so they clump together and get stored in various organs throughout the body. I had deposits in my kidney and liver, causing both to shut down, as well as in my heart, which compromised my blood flow. Thanks to my donor, after waiting on the transplant list for more than four months while I was in the hospital, I became just the 8th person in the country to receive a heart, liver and kidney in a triple transplant.
IndyCar Driver Stefan Wilson Wants You To Donate Life – 9NEWS – Denver, CO
They were racing brothers...Stefan and Justin Wilson. An accident on the track took Justin's life, but as an organ and tissue donor, his tragedy turned into a miracle for five other people. Stefan stopped by Colorado & Company to share the story of his brother's legacy and how he now spreads the word about the importance of organ and tissue donation.
Kornfeld: Living organ donation enhances the donor’s life, too – Vail Daily – Vail, CO
I am one of the few people who walk into a hospital perfectly healthy to undergo major surgery. In 2004, I did just that. I donated a kidney to my father. Ten years earlier, he was one of the world's first successful double-lung transplant recipients off a ventilator. The anti-rejection medications he took eventually destroyed his kidneys, and after a decade, he needed another transplant — this time a kidney. I was a perfect match.
Más de 500 Hispanos a las espera de un transplante – La Prensa de Colorado – Denver
Tras dar a conocer que en nuestra comunidad más de 500 hispanos están esperando un trasplante que les salve la vida, se llevó a cabo la celebraciónanual (en abril) del Mes Nacional de la Donación y fecha que tiene como objetivo crear conciencia sobre lo crucial que significa la donación de órganos, ojos y tejidos y el impacto que tiene para salvar y sanar a miles de personas cada año.
From a Life, a New Life is Drawn – The Daily Sentinel – Grand Junction, CO
Tanner Denton was on vacation with his family in Hawaii in 2016 when he went on an organ donation kick. There was not much of a sequitur to the conversation, according mother Allison McKissen. Her son — a 23-year-old Colorado Mesa University student and avid baseball fan — started asking all his relatives whether they were organ donors, asking even to see their driver's licenses. "He was talking to everyone about it," McKissen said. A few weeks later, when Tanner was fatally injured in a wreck on Redlands Parkway, his mother remembered his words.
St. Mary’s Raises Donate Life Flag To Honor Organ Donors – KREX 5 – Grand Junction, CO
Organ donation can save countless lives here and across the country. April is National Donate Life Month and St. Mary's takes part in raising awareness for these selfless acts. St. Mary's Medical Center and Donor Alliance are raising a Donate Life flag as a reminder of how important organ donations, like in the case of Tanner Denton, can be for many people. Wednesday afternoon, dozens gathered to pay tribute to Denton and how his organ donation saved 2 lives and impacted up to 70 lives through tissue donation.
Find hearts for organ donation – Cody Enterprise – Cody, WY
A local woman with firsthand knowledge of the benefits of organ donation is getting local businesses involved in an effort to raise awareness. Patricia Thomas recently handed out cork hearts to more than a dozen area businesses. People who go into a business that has a heart will have the chance to take a picture with the heart and posted it on social media with the hashtag #ShowYourHeart.