Today we visited the Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) in Bloomington, Indiana. COTA was established in 1986 to help children and young adults who need a life-saving transplant by providing fundraising assistance and family support. An incredible 85% of all funds raised go to direct aid for these families.
While there, we also met Stacey and her son Ryan. Ryan was the youngest person ever put on dialysis, 6 days old, due to kidney failure at birth. With COTA’s
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Today we visited with Dan Bonner, author of ‘GIFTED, An Extraordinary Journey Through Illness and Liver Transplantation’. Another very grateful organ transplant recipient.
Dan Bonner 'Gifted'
Guest speaker at the Organ Donation Flag Raising Ceremony & Celebration of Life Program this morning at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
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UPMC Celebration of Life Program
Spent the day visiting Family House in Pittsburgh, where people waiting for organs reside near the hospital. A young woman was interviewed for our upcoming documentary on organ donation awareness; she has been waiting for a portion of a liver for 19 months. What an amazing, beautiful person she is. www.familyhouse.org #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } Christie of Family House
Mother of Woman Waiting for Liver
Harry was honored to be invited to the 17th Annual Celebration of Life Dinner and 25th Anniversary of TRIO for the benefit of the Transplant Recipients International Organization (Pittsburgh Chapter), honoring Dr. Thomas E. Starzl… the “Father of Transplantation.” http://www.trio-pittsburgh.org/ http://www.upmc.com/mediarelations/experts/pages/expertspage.aspx?expertid=230 #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } Dr. Thomas Starzl TRIO President Mary Alice King
Over 10,000 people participated today in the 17th Annual DASH for Organ Donation Awareness organized by Gift of Life Donor Program, at Philadelphia Museum of Art. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-3 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-3 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } Just one team. Dan Bonner , Liver Recipient
Thank You New York Organ Donor Network in allowing me to join in on your Inaugural Organ Donation Community Summit today. Their professionalism, passion & compassion for all organ donations makes for a very powerful presence.
The New York Organ Donor Network is the nonprofit, federally designated organ procurement organization (OPO) for the greater New York Metropolitan area. NYODN is the second largest OPO in theUnited States, serving a culturally and ethnically diverse population of 13
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Monday, March 19th The Walk reached Yale-New Haven Hospital and again was greeted by members of their transplant team.
Dr. Sukru Emre, Harry Kiernan & Tami Cherdack
Today, Sunday, March 18, 2012 we started The Walk of 2012 from Whole Foods Market, Glastonbury, CT to UCLA Medical Center. It was a nice gathering of caring people aware of the organ shortage in this country and are doing a little bit more showing their support. We were all treated to breakfast by Whole Foods Market. Our CT State Rep. Srinivasan, presented us with a Connecticut General Assembly Citation. Harry and an enthusiastic group of supporters walked 6.5
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