Tag Archives: Transplant

Organ Donation is the Gift of Life

April 22nd, 2009 - 5:00 am

Nearly 100,000 men, women and children in the U.S. are on the national organ transplant waiting list awaiting a life saving transplant. About 100 new names are added to the list daily. On an average day, 77 people receive organ … Continue reading →

By Paul Scotti | Posted in Transplant | Tagged , , , | Comments (2)

Not Your Traditional Wedding Anniversary: Husband Donates Kidney to Wife of 30 Years

March 10th, 2009 - 6:00 am

Pearls top the list as the suggested 30th wedding anniversary gift. Still, some devoted husbands may opt to purchase their bride of three decades a special spa day – or an exotic trip to sip a cool drink by an … Continue reading →

By Lynn Closway | Posted in Transplant | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (1)

A Second Life

February 23rd, 2009 - 6:00 am

Job description: Meet and write about the grateful patients who become benefactors of Mayo Clinic, their gifts and the researchers and physicians who use these gifts to move medicine forward. That’s my job – if you can call something as … Continue reading →

By Matt Derechin | Posted in Human Resources, Transplant | Tagged , , | Comments (1)