http://www.dancefordonors.org/blog Factual information for potential organ donors as well as personal accounts about organ transplantation. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:32:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.dancefordonors.org/blog http://www.dancefordonors.org/blog/wp-content/mbp-favicon/favicon6.ico http://www.dancefordonors.org/blog/2009/kidney/news-organ-donation-chain-forged-in-central-valley-stretches-to-14-lives-21/ http://www.dancefordonors.org/blog/2009/kidney/news-organ-donation-chain-forged-in-central-valley-stretches-to-14-lives-21/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:05:33 +0000 dancefordonors http://www.dancefordonors.org/blog/?p=21 At San Joaquin Delta College a brother and sister are spearheading a drive to get people to pledge that they will donate their organs for transplants.]]> http://www.dancefordonors.org/blog/2009/kidney/news-organ-donation-chain-forged-in-central-valley-stretches-to-14-lives-21/feed/ 6 http://www.dancefordonors.org/blog/2009/kidney/altruistic-donor-donates-kidney-at-new-york-hospital-718/ http://www.dancefordonors.org/blog/2009/kidney/altruistic-donor-donates-kidney-at-new-york-hospital-718/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:32:44 +0000 dancefordonors http://www.dancefordonors.org/blog/?p=718 An estimated 62,000 people in the United States have severe kidney failure. To lead a normal life, each needs a new kidney, preferably one transplanted from a healthy living donor. Some are lucky enough to have a family member or friend with a compatible blood type who is willing to donate. But a few will [...]]]> http://www.dancefordonors.org/blog/2009/kidney/altruistic-donor-donates-kidney-at-new-york-hospital-718/feed/ 0 http://www.dancefordonors.org/blog/2009/kidney/the-spirit-of-giving-life-151/ http://www.dancefordonors.org/blog/2009/kidney/the-spirit-of-giving-life-151/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:58:17 +0000 dancefordonors http://www.dancefordonors.org/blog/?p=151 Northern California’s first kidney donor chain that started just over a week ago with four surgeries saved the life of Stockton’s Laura Amador.]]> http://www.dancefordonors.org/blog/2009/kidney/the-spirit-of-giving-life-151/feed/ 0 http://www.dancefordonors.org/blog/2009/kidney/woman-to-receive-kidney-in-donor-chain-129/ http://www.dancefordonors.org/blog/2009/kidney/woman-to-receive-kidney-in-donor-chain-129/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:52:05 +0000 dancefordonors http://www.dancefordonors.org/blog/?p=129 Today in a hospital operating room in San Francisco, life begins anew for Laura Amador, who came down with complete kidney failure in just seven days.]]> http://www.dancefordonors.org/blog/2009/kidney/woman-to-receive-kidney-in-donor-chain-129/feed/ 1