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1.Organ and Whole-Body Donation Cards
Cards that can be used to identify someone as an organ or whole-body donor. Used in addition to any official forms.
URL:http://galenpress.com/extras/extra4.htm
2.Are You an Organ Donor?
Information on becoming an organ donor.
URL:http://hometown.aol.com/mracefurious/index.html
3.Modern Miracles: Organ Transplants
Overview of organ transplantation and donation.
URL:http://library.thinkquest.org/28000/
4.A Gift of Life
Provides crucial information, from the donor's point of view. A light-hearted, yet no-holds-barred, story of one family's struggle to save one of their own.
URL:http://members.aol.com/jelynn3/gift.html
5.The Nicholas Effect - A Boy's Gift To The World
The Nicholas Effect is the touching and transcendent book by Reg Green, father of Nicholas Green. Nicholas was shot in Italy while on vacation with his family. His organs were donated by his parents to seven Italians. This act led to an outpouring of love by the people of Italy, a sharp increase in organ donor rates, and a deluge of media attention, overseas and in this country.
URL:http://nicholaseffect.com/
6.The Never Ending Gift
Links to organ and tissue transplantation. How to become an organ donor.
URL:http://theneverendinggift.20m.com
7.Greif Family Kidney Transplant/Donor Story
Information on the kidney transplant and donation process. Chronicles the kidney donation of Howard Greif to his father Irwin Greif.
URL:http://www.angelfire.com/md2/Kidney/
8.Organ Donation
Information and links to raise awareness.
URL:http://www.geocities.com/pprgarden/Organ.htm
9.Holly Fox
Holly has twice received heart transplants. Her story plus helpful links and information about organ donation.
URL:http://www.hollyfox.com
10.Organ Donor Awareness
A story of a little girl waiting for a heart transplant... Please sign your organ donor card. It really, truly does make a difference.
URL:http://www.homestead.com/heartfam/heartfamilies.html
11.International Association for Organ Donation
Transplantation and organ donation information and resources for transplant candidates, recipients, donors, and their families.
URL:http://www.iaod.org
12.LifeLink Foundation
Provides information about organ and tissue donation and transplantation in Florida, Georgia, and Puerto Rico.
URL:http://www.lifelinkfound.org
13.National Marrow Donor Program Research
The focus of the NMDP research program is on improving clinical outcomes and increasing the indications for unrelated marrow and blood stem cell transplant. Research policies, grants, and studies in progress.
URL:http://www.nmdpresearch.org
14.SangStat - About Transplantation
Topics include organ allocation and donation, immunosuppressants, rejection and the future of transplantation
URL:http://www.sangstat.com/resource/solid_donation.asp
15.Thanks 100 Times Over
A thank-you to the donor families. A cross-Canada trip to thank organ donor families for the gifts they have given and raise awareness for the demand for organ donations.
URL:http://www.thanks100times.ca
16.The Green Ribbon
Share Your Life, Speaker Norman Franzen. A source for speakers to talk to interested groups about organ donation and transplants. Organ donors needed for waiting lists.
URL:http://www.thegreenribbon.com/
17.Transplants In Mind
Group of United Kingdom charities with members waiting for transplants and dedicated to increasing public awareness of the benefits of organ donation. Includes list of charities, events, and committee members.
URL:http://www.timeuk.org/
18.Transplant and Donor Awareness
Devoted to organ transplant and donor awareness. Main focus is on stories submitted by transplant recipients and organ donors.
URL:http://www.transanddonoraware.com
19.Transplant Speakers International, Inc.
A non-profit organization solely comprised of transplant recipients and organ and tissue donor families. Offers a unique speakers training program designed specifically for donor family and transplant recipients.
URL:http://www.transplant-speakers.org
20.Transplantation.org
Details of the history and the progress of organ transplantations. Immunological issues are explained, as well as future research in artificial organs and xenotransplantations.
URL:http://www.transplantation.org/new/ANGL/index.htm
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