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- A Gift of Life - Provides crucial information, from the donor's point of view. A light-hearted, yet no-holds-barred, story of one family's struggle to save one of their own.
members.aol.com/jelynn3/gift.html
- A New Kidney for Andi - Journal of a kidney donation to the site author's daughter
www.stacywest.com/kidneybkg.html
- Are You an Organ Donor? - Information on becoming an organ donor.
hometown.aol.com/mracefurious/index.html
- Center of Immumnotherapy and Transplantation - Development of novel medical technologies and their introduction in treatment of diseases: cancer, malignancies, multiple sclerosis, severe neurological disorders, age-associated diseases. Russia.
www.transplantation.ru/en
- Coalition on Donation - A not-for-profit alliance of national organizations and local coalitions across the United States dedicated to educating the public about organ and tissue donation.
www.shareyourlife.org
- Greif Family Kidney Transplant/Donor Story - Information on the kidney transplant and donation process. Chronicles the kidney donation of Howard Greif to his father Irwin Greif.
www.angelfire.com/md2/Kidney
- Holly Fox - Holly has twice received heart transplants. Her story plus helpful links and information about organ donation.
www.hollyfox.com
- International Association for Organ Donation - Transplantation and organ donation information and resources for transplant candidates, recipients, donors, and their families.
www.iaod.org
- LifeLink Foundation - Provides information about organ and tissue donation and transplantation in Florida, Georgia, and Puerto Rico.
www.lifelinkfound.org
- Modern Miracles: Organ Transplants - Overview of organ transplantation and donation.
library.thinkquest.org/28000
- National Marrow Donor Program Research - The focus of the NMDP research program is on improving clinical outcomes and increasing the indications for unrelated marrow and blood stem cell transplant. Research policies, grants, and studies in progress.
www.nmdpresearch.org
- Organ and Whole-Body Donation Cards - Cards that can be used to identify someone as an organ or whole-body donor. Used in addition to any official forms.
galenpress.com/extras/extra4.htm
- Organ Donation - Information and links to raise awareness.
www.geocities.com/pprgarden/Organ.htm
- Organ Donor Awareness - A story of a little girl waiting for a heart transplant... Please sign your organ donor card. It really, truly does make a difference.
www.homestead.com/heartfam/heartfamilies.html
- SangStat - About Transplantation - Topics include organ allocation and donation, immunosuppressants, rejection and the future of transplantation
www.sangstat.com/resource/solid_donation.asp
- Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients - Providing reports and data on solid organ transplantation, as well as a transplantation primer, glossary, and research resources.
www.ustransplant.org
- Thanks 100 Times Over - A thank-you to the donor families. A cross-Canada trip to thank organ donor families for the gifts they have given and raise awareness for the demand for organ donations.
www.thanks100times.ca
- The Green Ribbon - Share Your Life, Speaker Norman Franzen. A source for speakers to talk to interested groups about organ donation and transplants. Organ donors needed for waiting lists.
www.thegreenribbon.com
- The Never Ending Gift - Links to organ and tissue transplantation. How to become an organ donor.
theneverendinggift.20m.com
- The Nicholas Effect - A Boy's Gift To The World - The Nicholas Effect is the touching and transcendent book by Reg Green, father of Nicholas Green. Nicholas was shot in Italy while on vacation with his family. His organs were donated by his parents to seven Italians. This act led to an outpouring of love by the people of Italy, a sharp increase in organ donor rates, and a deluge of media attention, overseas and in this country.
nicholaseffect.com
- Transplant and Donor Awareness - Devoted to organ transplant and donor awareness. Main focus is on stories submitted by transplant recipients and organ donors.
www.transanddonoraware.com
- Transplant Awareness, Inc. - An educational organization which also raises funds for transplant awareness.
www.transplantawareness.org
- Transplant Resource Page - Informative links for people with a transplant or for those who face one in the future.
www.TransplantResourcePage.com
- Transplant Speakers International, Inc. - A non-profit organization solely comprised of transplant recipients and organ and tissue donor families. Offers a unique speakers training program designed specifically for donor family and transplant recipients.
www.transplant-speakers.org
- Transplantation.org - Details of the history and the progress of organ transplantations. Immunological issues are explained, as well as future research in artificial organs and xenotransplantations.
www.transplantation.org/new/ANGL/index.htm
- Transplants In Mind - Group of United Kingdom charities with members waiting for transplants and dedicated to increasing public awareness of the benefits of organ donation. Includes list of charities, events, and committee members.
www.timeuk.org
- TransWeb: All About Transplantation and Donation - Questions and answers, myths, and other information about organ transplants and organ donation.
www.transweb.org/index.htm
- United Network for Organ Sharing - Nonprofit organization which coordinates U.S. organ transplant activities. The UNOS Web site contains information and statistics about organ transplantation.
www.unos.org
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