“In Claire fashion”: Claire Wineland + organ donation with a health condition

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Claire Wineland — an author, inspirational speaker and social media star with cystic fibrosis — died last month at age 21 following a lung transplant. “In Claire fashion, she is an organ donor,” her family shared, noting that her kidneys helped save two people. Learn more about Claire and organ donation with a health condition.… Continue reading “In Claire fashion”: Claire Wineland + organ donation with a health condition

France flips the rules on organ donation

February 14th isn’t just Valentine’s day, it’s also National Donor Day. Did you know there are currently around 120,000 people waiting for a life-saving organ donation in the United States today? What better time to take a look at some of the measures other countries around the world are taking in order to combat their… Continue reading France flips the rules on organ donation

National Donor Day: Changing lives on both sides

“Be Mine.” It’s the mantra of Valentine’s Day, but today we’re honoring those who’ve said, “Have mine.” February 14 is also National Donor Day, and it’s all about recognizing the most precious valentine of all: the gift of life. For every organ, tissue, marrow, platelet and blood donation, there are two sides to the story.… Continue reading National Donor Day: Changing lives on both sides

Give the Gift of Life on National Donor Day

Valentine’s Day is all about showing your love for your significant other.  But what if it were also about showing your love for perfect strangers? February 14th is National Donor Day, a day of awareness about how registering to be an organ donor can give someone a second chance at life.  Does your driver’s license… Continue reading Give the Gift of Life on National Donor Day

Have a Heart Today. Become a Donor.

February 14th is Valentine’s Day.  But it’s also National Donor Day. Started in 1998 by the Saturn Corporation and United Auto Workers in cooperation with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), this annual event is focused on five points of life:  organs, tissues, marrow, platelets and blood.  All of these can be… Continue reading Have a Heart Today. Become a Donor.