Living donors give new life to kidney patients
Living donors provide kidneys to those on the national transplant waiting list, offering hope and grief in equal measure. The beeper signal means a possible operation and a renewed life, but it also marks a death somewhere that enables another to live.
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Diane Veldhuis
Phoenix
American Express
Irene Keeler
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Daughter to Campaign for Organ Donation After Son’s Death
Hall recounts how her son Stephen died after a desert four wheeler crash and how the Donor Network of Arizona facilitated organ and tissue donation. Six recipients benefited, including heart, kidneys, lungs and corneas, with ongoing follow ups and a lasting family commitment to awareness.
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Hall
Stephen
Arizona
Speakers Bureau
Organ donation and transplantation process explained
A detailed overview explains brain death criteria and how donors are identified. It outlines the role of Donor Network of Arizona, matching by blood type and body size, and the transfer of organs to over 400 U.S. centers. It notes CPR and confidentiality, and cites patient stories to illustrate impact and closure.
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Harvard Medical School
American Medical Association
Complaints Rise Over Mesa Police Immigration Checks
Attack Escalante cites multiple complaints about Mesa police stopping citizens for immigration papers while allegations surface about a prior arrest case involving Jorge Gomez. Gomez now asserts further assault by Officer Dodge, with Gomez claiming a punch and lost teeth, prompting a file review and renewed scrutiny of officers involved.
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Escalante
Mesa
Jorge Gomez
Dodge
Earle Lloyd
Gomez
Escapees from Pinal jail abducted man then fled Chandler
Two inmates from Pinal County jail, Jonathan Larson 21 of Mesa and Robert Terrazas 22 of Casa Grande, abducted 90-year-old Clarence Knight in Florence. They used his car, forced him to wait in Chandler, then released him unharmed before fleeing. Terrazas faces armed robbery and kidnapping charges. both suspects considered armed and dangerous.
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Florence
Chandler
Jonathan Allen Larson
Mesa
Robert Terrazas
Casa Grande
Summers
Knight
North
Chippewa Street
Jerry Kirkish
Terrazas
Fessenden
Larson
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