Struggling to Breath with Pulmonary Fibrosis
A video I happened across and wanted to share with you. I'm sure there are "pre-commercials" before the actual video starts.
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
Linking Donors To Save Lives
Today I caught notice of a local newspaper article about donors linking together to save lives. Intriqued, I read the article and was quite amazed. It was about a local man who needed a kidney transplant and his sister was more than willing to donate her kidney but she turned out to not be a good match. So, they entered into this kidney chain.
This pay-it-forward kidney donation chain works to match living donors with those in need of a kidney transplant. Rising rates of diabetes, hypertension, obesity and longer lives has resulted in more kidney disease, making it the most-needed organ for transplant.
Theorectically, these chains could go on forever, but typically include a half-dozen pairs. Some chains end when the last willing donor has type AB blood. Participating in a donor chain provides many more chances...as long as you have a healthy friend/family member willing to share their kidney.
The national waiting list, in 2009, showed 16,831 kidneys were transplanted nationwide, 62 percent from deceased donors and 38 percent from living donors. Living donors must pass alot of tests but their kidneys transplant better than cadaveric kidneys.
What about the living donor? Live donors can live fine with just one kidney. If illness or injury does hurt a living donor's remaining kidney, they then move to the top of the list of people needing a kidney tranplant (a guideline set by the United Network for Organ Sharing). The surgery is minimally invasive with tiny incisions made in the lower abdomen wall, resulting in a much less needed hospital stay.
For more information:
United Network for Organ Sharing
www.transplantliving.org/livingdonation
Alliance for Paired Donation
www.paireddonation.org
National Kidney Registry
www.kidneyregistry.org
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Transplant Awareness Bracelets -Get Your Discount
What?! A discount on designer awareness jewelry? Get outta town. That's right. The exclusive awareness jewelry designs offered by Crystal Allure Jewelry are included in their recent grand re-opening announcement and offer.
That means until April 30, 2010, you can get 20% off your transplant bracelet order! AND for every order you place until then, your name will be entered into a contest to win a FREE $50 gift certificate to spend at CrystalAllure.com!!!
Let's run this down:
1. 20% off your order
2. a chance to win a $50 gift certificate -and-
3. a portion of the proceeds from awareness jewelry sales are donated to charity
Is it me -or is this a fabulous deal?! Now's your chance to get your favorite awareness bracelet (transplant awareness bracelet, cystic fibrosis awareness bracelet) before it's gone. Remember some pieces are one-of-a-kind and cannot be duplicated. Help raise awareness of transplant, organ donation and cystic fibrosis with sparkling jewelry by Crystal Allure!
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