Fallen NYPD Officer Saves Five People Thanks to Organ Donation: ‘So Others May Live’
Fallen New York City Police Department (NYPD) Officer Wilbert Mora rescued citizens even after his death by donating his organs to those in need.
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After Son’s Death, Mother May Hear Baby’s Heartbeat Again
A young woman named Brittany Struebing in Racine, Wisconsin, remembers every detail about the day her son, Arkaydin Howard, was born in November 2018.
VIDEO: ‘Hero’ Teen Dies Rescuing Family from Fire, Will Donate Organs to Save Others
A “hero” is how family and friends will remember 17-year-old Xaven Garcia, the Albuquerque resident who died recently when he ran back into his home that was on fire to help his family.
95-Year-Old Man Makes History in U.S. as Oldest Organ Donor
A 95-year-old man who recently died made history in the U.S. as the oldest organ donor when he donated his liver to a woman in need of a liver transplant.
Woman Donates Kidney to Mentor, He Gives Her a Beauty Salon
A Washington, DC, woman who managed a beauty salon always dreamed of owning one, but never thought it would happen through a kidney donation.
Husband Donates Kidney to Wife of 51 Years
A husband in Austin, Texas, gave his beloved wife a very unique gift for Christmas this year.
All Adults Automatically Organ Donors Unless They Opt Out in New English Law
The Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill received Royal Assent on Friday, meaning that from 2020 all of England’s adult residents of sound mind will be presumed to have “consented” to having their organs donated after death unless they have specified otherwise.
Report: Organ Transplant from Opioid Overdose Victims As Safe and Effective As Healthy Donors
Investigators say that transplants from victims of opioid overdose are as safe and effective as those who come from trauma death — and even those who die of natural causes.
