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The organ to save her brother was too precious a gift to hold on to
France Laflamme always felt blessed being the one of three siblings not to be affected by a rare genetic kidney disease that runs in her family. At the same time, she also knew one day she would have to decide to help either her brother or sister with the one kidney she would be able to donate.
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Victoria sports hero gets second heart transplant
After more than four months on a transplant list waiting for a heart and kidney, the call has finally come for former professional soccer player and previous heart transplant recipient Simon Keith.
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Nova Scotia Legislature Passes Presumed Consent Law for Organ Donation
The Nova Scotia legislature has unanimously passed legislation that presumes consent for organ donation, becoming the first jurisdiction in North America to pass such legislation. The Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act was passed as legislators wrapped up their spring sitting on Friday.
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‘An extraordinary thing’: B.C. woman who had life-saving transplant urges organ donation
Born with a childhood liver disease, she was diagnosed at nine weeks old and spent the next 19 years in and out of BC Children’s Hospital. Her liver failing, she was on a wait list for a liver donation for six months.
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Calgarian relentlessly campaigns to find friend an organ donor
He’s hoping to promote living organ donation for National Organ and Tissue Donation Week
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