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Attention Buckeyes: We Need Your Help to Beat Michigan!
The Buckeye Wolverine Challenge is winding down and we need your help, Ohio! The Buckeye Wolverine Challenge for Life is a head-to-head competition between Ohio State and “that team up north” to register the most organ and tissue donors before Thanksgiving. We’re currently trailing Michigan 89,502 to 32,315 in registering new donors. You can help […]
Welcome, Tiffany!
Hi! I’m Tiffany Eifert, the new communications intern at Lifeline of Ohio. I’m currently a senior at Otterbein University and will finally receive a long awaited B.A. in Health Communication in May 2014. Originally from Groveport, Ohio, I began my studies at Otterbein in August 2012 after working towards a nursing degree for three years. […]
Season of Harvest Inspires Use of Proper Donation Terminology
As the change in fall colors surrounds Ohio, the Season of Harvest reminds us of medical buzz words we avoid using in the donation community.
‘Shawls of Support’ Helps Hundreds of Donor Families in First Year
September marks the one-year anniversary of the Shawls of Support program, providing a handmade shawl to every donor family whose loved one gave the Gift of Life through donation. Created and donated by recipients, volunteers and donor family members themselves, each shawl is unique and intended to provide a level of comfort to grieving families. […]
“Ant’s Got It” celebrates Anthony Jackson’s life
The Lifeline of Ohio communications team gathered to celebrate the life of Anthony Jackson and his decision to register as an organ, eye and tissue donor. Staff members proudly wear Homage’s “Ant’s Got It” t-shirts created in Anthony’s honor as The Columbus Dispatch posted an article on Anthony and his family. The article discusses the […]
His Time Ran Out
Rob Mack’s time ran out before he was able to receive the kidney transplant he needed to survive. His wife, Rhonda Major-Mack, of Columbus, feels it’s her responsibility to discuss donation with her community because African Americans like her husband are three times more likely than white Americans to need a kidney transplant.
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