Organ donor wakes up right before harvesting began
Organ donation is a noble cause and those who opt for it usually end up saving several lives. More and more people are opting for the procedure, and oftentimes it is indicated on identity cards ...
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Two moms united by organ donation stun ‘America’s Got Talent’ judges with ‘magical’ Wicked performance
Perhaps the “most magical moment” ever in the history of America’s Got Talent occurred during Tuesday night’s episode. Two women, Holly Campbell, a teacher from Odessa, New York, and Kim Scadlock, a full time mom ...
8-year-old boy hit by truck on his way to school – parents switch off life support days later
As a parent, the worst thing you can experience is the loss of your child. This family live through their worst nightmare when an accident basically altered their lives forever. Josette and Aron Rofer had ...
Second NYPD officer dies days after shooting, donates organs and saves 5 lives
Officer Wilbert Mora, one of two New York City police officers who was fatally injured Friday after they answered a domestic dispute call in Harlem, died Tuesday. NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell announced the 27-year-old’s death ...
6-month-old with rare birth defect dies while waiting for five-organ transplant
Wyatt Patterson was only six months old when he died. The little boy from Georgia was born with gastroschisis, a rare birth defect, and needed a five-organ transplant, but he died while waiting for the ...
95-year-old donates liver and becomes oldest organ donor in the United States
After his death on May 4, Cecil Lockhart set a record. He became the United States’ oldest organ donor, according to the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE). The 95-year-old’s liver was recovered shortly ...
Texas trooper ambushed while assisting disabled vehicle ‘has no viable brain activity’
A Texas State Trooper has “no viable brain activity” after he was shot multiple times while assisting a stranded motorist Friday evening. According to a statement from the Texas Department of Public Safety, Trooper Chad ...
Family donates son’s organs after he died following an alleged fraternity hazing incident
A Bowling Green University student is dead following an alleged hazing incident. According to a statement released by the family’s attorney, Stone Foltz’s organs were donated “so that others may have a second chance at ...
Grandfather travels 2,000 miles to give his liver to sick 10-month-old baby
We’ve all been encouraged to come together through such a difficult year; if it wasn’t a pandemic throwing our sense of normalcy into chaos it was freak weather forcing us into survival mode. But through ...
Young woman’s kidney donation triggered a chain reaction of kindness that saved four lives
What started out as an act of kindness to honor a young woman’s late father, ended up saving the lives of four people. In the beginning of December, Gianna Graw became a living donor when ...