Donor spirit life saved through transplant stories
A Wichita area report recalls families who chose organ donation after loved ones died. Stacy Brown donated his heart, while his mother and others recount the profound impact of kidney and cornea gifts. Kalana Calkins’s corneas helped two recipients, and donors in multiple families reflect on hope, faith, and healing.
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Facts on organ and tissue donation overview
The guide covers donor age up to 75, brain death criteria, and life support. It lists organs and tissues donated such as eyes heart liver lungs kidneys bone cornea skin valves and connective tissue. It notes matching blood factors and distance considerations, donor confidentiality, and family decision authority.
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Redcross.org
Donor awareness boosts organ and tissue donations
Phillips explains myths about disfigurement after death and urges families to decide on donation, noting a donor can aid up to 50 tissue recipients and one organ donor can save seven lives. She cites a Kansas donor used for 94 tissue grafts and describes how donated tissues aid multiple medical repairs and recovery, while highlighting the grief-healing benefit for families.
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Rumsfeld urges long war for global fight against evil
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told about 1,000 U S troops in Bishkek Kyrgyzstan that the war against mass murderers will be lengthy and extend beyond Afghanistan. He warned that safe havens must be crushed and said U S and allied forces will stay as long as necessary.
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