Who was so close to George Michael they described themselves as cousins at 9 15am. And well meet one of britains most prolific organ donors whos already donated a kidney, 16 eggs and 80 pints of blood to people shes never met and plans to do much, much more. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11am. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive. We will bring you the latest news and stories throughout the day. What do you want to hear theresa may say in her Big Brexit Speech which is due at around 1145, you will see that on bbc news. If you have donated an organ, tell us if you have donated an organ, tell us what motivated you. If you have received a strangers organ, tell us about that as well. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story. The Prime Minister will this morning set out her vision for the terms of the uks departure from the European Union. Theresa may has a list of 12 demands fo
Half the people on the list for an organ transplant never get one in the U.S. With such a dire need most people don't know about living donor programs.
you said about education, what katty said about resistance to common sense, the misinformation problem, if you had a private audience with joe biden and said, mr. president, this is what you got to do right now, what would it be? what would you have him say? he can say some of this on tuesday just 30 seconds here, i think we have to have a different vocabulary. they are now going to emphasize the purpose of vaccination. we talked about that. i think we need to coopt tactics from the greatest public health messaging campaign we ve ever seen the anti-smoking campaign. as a lung doc you see lungs with covid, lungs without covid. we need clear, simple, visceral messaging who may appeal to people who want more basic messaging. on the back end i say for those not moved by incentives or encouragement based on effectiveness of the vaccines we need to be thinking about who, just like with the organ transplant list, john, who is in priority for a lung transplant or a liver transplant? those in
Metro Detroit mom has inspirational Mother’s day message as she waits for heart transplant
‘Cherish the little things,’
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A Metro Detroit mother has relied on a mechanical heart pump for years while she’s waited to get on the organ transplant list.
She said she knows a lot of people have lost their mothers during the pandemic and, while she waits for a heart transplant, she feels especially fortunate to be home with her family.
“It means the world to me to be able to be with my children and my husband this Mother’s Day,” said Tiara Johnson who was diagnosed with COVID-19 while waiting for a heart transplant.
and save on refills at advaircopd.com. we have an update now on the 10-year-old girl whose family went to court to force their way on to the organ transplant list to get her a new pair of lungs. earlier this week, sarah murnaghan found a match, she got