Sentences with phrase «because organ donor»
We know this because organ donor recipients often take on the memories and experiences of those from which the organs were originally harvested.
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Recently, Dear Abby received this letter from a woman signing herself «Katherine in Georgetown, Texas»: I sent for a donor form from the Living Bank because I wanted to donate my organs after my death.
I sent for a donor form from the Living Bank because I wanted to donate my organs after my death.
Eddy said he personally knows the impact of Jemima's choice because he received an organ from a donor in 2009.
«It's good to be on the organ donor register, but it's important to tell your loved ones that this is what you'd like to happen should a tragedy happen to you, because it's the loved ones who would then need to know your decision.»
I will continue to stress the importance of becoming a donor, because donating an organ is saving a life.
Traditionally, organs from donors with hepatitis C were offered to recipients already infected with the disease, because the virus could be transmitted during a transplant.
«This is critical because the number of available deceased organ donors has been stagnant, but the demand has dramatically increased.
There was no immune rejection to contend with because the donor's and recipient's organs had coexisted happily in their mother's womb.
The results had been awaited eagerly, because pigs» physiological resemblance to humans makes them a potential source of donor organs.
Because none of the donor's soft tissue remains, the new organ won't be recognised as foreign and rejected by the recipient's immune system.
The success with kidney transplant patients is particularly noteworthy given the number of very ill people who come to the medical center with a high probability of rejecting a donor organ because of high amounts of antibodies in their blood.
Under the terms of the paired organ scheme, Mr Horrell, who wanted to donate his kidney to his ill wife, but was unable to do so because he was not a compatible donor with her, instead donated it to a compatible stranger recipient, whose partner in turn donated one of her compatible kidneys to Mrs Horrell.
We do so because, while organ and tissue procurement organizations are integral components of the health care system, we do not believe that the testing, procurement, and other procedures they undertake describe «health care» offered to the donors of the tissues or organs themselves.
«I feel undeserving of this award because the real heroes are those organ donors who joined MatchingDonors.com.»