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Hollie Parham’s Christmas Miracle
Billie Parham’s daughter Hollie was quickly deteriorating while waiting for a liver transplant on Christmas Eve, 1997. As she walked out of Hollie’s hospital room and pressed the elevator button to leave for what she thought was the last time, Billie was stopped by hospital staff. “We’ve got good news for you,” Billie recalls the […]
My 12 Celebrations of Christmas: A Thank-you
By: Teresa Diggs (Heart/Kidney Recipient) As we prepare to celebrate the Holidays, we all tend to look back over the past year and think about what we’re grateful for. Thanks to the gift of life I recieved in the form of a heart/kidney transplant on July 11th, 2012, I’m finding myself thankful for SO MUCH.
Lucas Community celebrates hero Shelby Cooper, joins forces to decorate Floragraph
Oh, the places Shelby Cooper’s family will go this holiday season to celebrate their daughter’s legacy! Shelby’s Gift of Life was honored Wednesday in her hometown at Lucas Heritage Middle School as her friends and family gathered to remember her and finish decorating her floragraph, which will be featured in the 2013 Tournament of Roses […]
‘Shawls of Support’ Provided to Donor’s Family at the Time of Donation
In the spring of 2012, Lifeline of Ohio, at the direction of bereavement services coordinator, Jenny Hoover, began its Shawls of Support program, which will provide a handmade shawl to the family of those who give the “Gift of Life” through donation. Lovingly made by donor families, recipients and volunteers, each shawl is entirely unique […]
Sue and Mike Murphy, Donate Life Ambassadors of the Year
Lifeline of Ohio awarded the title of Donate Life Ambassadors of the Year to Sue and Mike Murphy. Terri Louder, Community Outreach event and volunteer coordinator described their work at the annual Ambassador Appreciation Event on November 1.
Lifeline of Ohio and Hospital Partners Recognized For Efforts to Increase Donation
Four local hospitals and Lifeline of Ohio were part of an elite group honored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) on Oct. 4, 2012. HRSA recognized 404 hospitals, 38 organ procurement organizations (OPOs) and 174 transplant programs for their success in increasing the number of organs […]
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