dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Staff and leaders of Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center gathered around the flagpoles Monday afternoon to celebrate Donate Life Month. They watched as two staff members raised […]
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Thursday is W.Va. Donor Day: Aims to raise awareness about importance of organ donation
Tammy Bishoff celebrates that letter. Because every time she re-reads it, she knows that Brayden, in essence, is still alive. Every time she re-reads it, she knows its author is […]
Guest essay: Importance of W.Va. Donor Day
by Delegate Amy Summers West Virginia Donor Day is Aug. 1. This is the fifth year Donate Life West Virginia (DLWV) and CORE (Center for Organ Recovery & Education) has […]
Learn how to be an organ donor
April is National Donate Life Month. It’s a month during which organizations like the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) and Donate Life America honor donors and recipients alike, […]
The gift of life
West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard spent 15 years in service to this state and his community. On June 2, Maynard made the ultimate sacrifice when he was shot […]
Organ donors and their families honored and celebrated at WVU Medicine ceremony
MORGANTOWN – WVU Medicine and the Transplant Alliance on Thursday honored organ donors and their family members who made the choice to help others in need. Family members attended a […]
Mon Health and CORE recognize organ donors and recipients
Mon Health System and the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) on Tuesday raised a flag in honor of organ donors, recipients and those waiting for transplants. Mon Health […]
Share the love, register as an organ donor
The WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance and the Center for Organ Recovery and Education encourages everyone to share the love by registering to be an organ donor this Valentine’s Day, which […]
April 3 letters to the editor
Save a life. Be an organ donor Every day, more people join the national organ transplant waiting list. By the end of this week, more than 140 Americans will die […]
Trump’s organ donation policy fix would save lives
The U.S. has a deadly shortage of donor kidneys, livers and other organs for transplant. The wait list is about 110,000 patients long, and every day 20 people die before […]
