Transplant
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B.C. woman suing Interior Health after tendon transplant mix-upMarilyn Rogers recieved a cadaver tendon transplant in 2021, but later learned that the donor tissue had been improperly stored.CrimeJun 15
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‘You get hope’: Green Shirt Day designer talks about her own organ transplant journeyBrandy Hehn began her long journey when she was 17 and was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis.CanadaApr 7
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N.B. woman a perfect match for boyfriend who needed kidney: ‘The gift of life is what she gave me’Brittany Hay and Colin Grieve were matched by friends and now, and now five years since that introduction, they share something even more special -- a kidney.HealthMar 18
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Guelph General Hospital gets awards for promoting organ donationsThe Ontario Trillium Gift of Life Network recognized the hospital's surgical and intensive care units.HealthJan 24
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Donating kidney to stranger helps B.C. woman heal after losing 2 childrenA B.C. woman who lost two of her sons says donating a kidney to an Okanagan man in need has helped her heal. "It's really helped to save my heart," she said.HealthJan 2
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Alberta mom’s life-saving liver transplant inspires daughter to donate to strangerAn Airdrie mom was desperate for an organ donation. She got that life-saving gift and it inspired one of her loved ones to do the same selfless gesture.FeaturesOct 27, 2022
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Family of 6-month-old Toronto baby girl pleads for live liver donor to save her lifeA family from Bangladesh, is encouraging people to consider living organ donations as they wait for their young daughter to get a liver transplant that could save her life.HealthOct 12, 2022
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Edmonton man takes to social media in hopes of finding liver donorDano Drummond is on the transplant wait list for a deceased person's liver, but is hoping to find a live donor match to shorten his wait time and extend his life.FeaturesAug 3, 2022
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London, Ont., transplant recipient trains to swim across Lake Ontario to fundraise, raise awarenessLondoner Jillian Best is determined to swim 52 km across Lake Ontario this summer to raise awareness and promote healthy living after a transplant.CanadaMay 16, 2021
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Doctors, patients worry about delayed 2nd COVID-19 vaccine doses for transplant recipients'It's imperative that we get the second [COVID-19] dose in on time rather than waiting for three or four months to get the second dose,' one transplant specialist says.HealthMar 26, 2021
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