‘Thank you dad for saving me’- Tipperary teen praises dad after kidney donation
This Father’s Day will be extra special for one dad after his kidney donation saved the life of his 18-year-old daughter. With her new lease on life from her kidney failure which blighted most of her teens, Ali Kelly from Newport, Co Tipperary, has more reason than most to celebrate the 1st transplant anniversary with her […]
3 years ago
Sharon Stone’s baby nephew “saved three lives” after organ donation
“We find comfort and strength in knowing he lives on.” Actress Sharon Stone has urged people to become organ donors after revealing that her 11-month-old nephew saved three lives through organ donation. Stone announced that Baby River William passed away following organ failure earlier this week. The infant was the son of her brother Patrick. […]
5 years ago
Mother of four who died after giving birth becomes ‘one in a million’ organ donor
Heartbreaking. Thirty-four-year-old Kathleen Thorson, a mother of four, has donated 12 of her organs, a story which has touched people all over the world. Her son Teddy was born on December 29 and just five days later, Kathleen was rushed to hospital due to a severe bleed in her brain. Unfortunately, despite her doctor’s best […]
7 years ago
Proposed legislation making organ donation ‘opt out’ system to be published today
Proposed legislation that would make organ donation an “opt out” system in Ireland will be published later today. The Human Tissue Bill, to be announced by Minister for Health Simon Harris this afternoon, will include provisions regarding organ donation, organ removal, and organ and tissue use from living and deceased persons. The legislation will notably […]
7 years ago
Baby boy born to woman who has been brain dead for three months
She had been in an induced coma since December.
8 years ago
An EastEnders organ donation storyline has gone on to save five lives
An organ donation on EastEnders had a huge impact on a young viewer – and his mum has recalled how he went on to save the lives of five people. The 2013 storyline featured Dexter Hartman donating a kidney to his previously-estranged father, Sam James. According to BBC News, the scenes led 18-year-old Cian Pace to become open to the […]
8 years ago