Colorado living organ donor gives gift of life twice
Taira Foster donated a kidney, part of her liver
Taira Foster is a registered nurse who loves traveling with her husband, if you met her you would have no idea that she donated two organs but she would probably be quick to tell you about it.
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DENVER â Taira Foster is a registered nurse who loves traveling with her husband. If you met her you would have no idea that she donated two organs but she would probably be quick to tell you about it.
âI think people are usually a little shocked and think itâs kind of crazy, Iâve had people ask why would you do that, Foster said.
BILLINGS - The month is almost over, but before it is we wanted to remind you that April is National Donate Life Month.
Right now, and any time of the year really, people are encouraged to sign up to become an organ donor.
According to LifeNet Health, the region s only full service tissue bank, there are nearly 110,000 adults and children in the country waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant.
One local woman has been raising awareness for becoming an organ donor, after her son TJ tragically passed away seven years ago.
Kim Shanks has spoken out about the countless lives TJ has impacted after his passing, and how her son s legacy now lives on through those people.
Newport Daily News
NEWPORT April is National Donate Life month, and on Thursday members of the organ donation community and Rhode Island lawmakers gathered on the steps of City Hall to tell their stories and encourage Rhode Island residents to register as organ donors.
In the United States, there are currently 108,000 citizens waiting to receive organ transplants, and 6,000 of those individuals reside in New England, and each year there are over 1 million tissue and eye transplants performed, according to a proclamation read by Newport Mayor Jeanne-Marie Napolitano.
The state of Rhode Island has the goal of registering 50% of the driving public to be organ donors. To become an organ donor in Rhode Island one can sign up through the Department of motor vehicles or the following website: https://www.donatelife.net/register/
His lungs helped him compete in 157 triathlons; COVID-19 destroyed them
âYou go through life and youâre healthy, and all of a sudden you canât breathe.
R.J. Redstrom has spent his life competing in triathlons. COVID-19 nearly took his life away.
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POWHATAN, Va. Some people collect coins. Others comic books. R.J. Redstrom masses medals. Not bought, but earned.
âThe physical fitness aspect is so intertwined in my life it is what makes me go. It is what defines me.ââThere are some that are near and dear to my heart,â said Redstrom. âIt is a bucket list thing for a lot of people.â
The pandemic disrupted organ transplants. But these three siblings aren’t giving up
Three siblings from left, Terre Baldwin, Al Baccei and Linda Tschaplizki are navigating the uncertainty of organ donations and transplants in a pandemic.
Al Baccei managed to work full time as a police detective while doing dialysis for his kidneys at night.
Linda Tschaplizki hopes to donate a kidney to indirectly help her younger brother.
Terre Baldwin got a heart and kidney transplant at the beginning of the pandemic last April.
As coronavirus shut down the world last year, Terre Baldwin was getting a life-saving heart and kidney transplant in San Francisco. With no guests allowed in her hospital room, she spent most of her days staring at the ceiling.