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First responders in New Jersey searching for kidney donor for fellow police officer!

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Summit, NJ – First responders in New Jersey are looking for a kidney transplant donor for one of them. Karen Stenstrom Sawers is a police officer who was diagnosed with kidney disease when she was 24 years old. Then she was told that one day she would need a transplant. That day is here after almost three decades. None of her immediate family members or relatives are matched for a kidney transplant. Policewoman Karen Sawers is one of the most kind and positive individuals I know,” Summit Police Chief Stephen…

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Organ transplant facts: US records 1 millionth milestone!

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The United States recorded its millionth organ transplant on Friday afternoon, a historic milestone for the medical procedure that saved thousands of lives. The record-breaking achievement was confirmed at 12:50 p.m. ET by the United Network for Organ Sharing, a non-profit organization that operates the only organ procurement and transplant network in the country, ABC News reported. It is unclear which member the millionth record was and details of the patient are unknown at this time. The first successful organ transplant In 1954 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston…

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Anne Heche discontinues life support after finding transplant recipients

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Resuscitators will be withdrawn by Anne Heshe on Sunday. according to NBC NewsOrgan recipients were identified for transplants and surgeons were in place to perform the transplants. According to the report, multiple organs will be donated to multiple recipients. News of the development comes two days after the Emmy Award-winning actress was declared brain dead as a result of injuries she sustained in a car accident earlier this month, in which the actress crashed into a house in Los Angeles. On Friday, a representative for Heche confirmed her death in…

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