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Days after having her newborn, this mom's final act of love saved 12 lives

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Man lives with artificial titanium heart for 105 days while awaiting donor transplant

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Shawn Moyer and Elena Hershey at prom then reunited 35 years later.

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Colorado woman donates kidney to prom date 35 years after their big dance

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Brazilian Ice Sculptures Encourage Organ Donation via Great Design

São Paulo, Brazil launches a trippy new public art campaign to get residents to donate their organs.

Laura Feinstein

07 May, 2015

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These Little Dolls Make Organ Donation Adorable

David Foox decided to put a friendly face on the very serious matter by creating the Organ Donor Dolls.

Yasha Wallin

15 Jul, 2013

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Facebook Nudges Users to Earn Their Organ Donor Badge

Will social networks become platforms for civic engagement? Facebook's experiment with organ donation is a step in the right direction.

Tim Fernholz

04 May, 2012

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Heal Thyself: Why I Promised to Donate My Kidney to a Stranger Why I'm Donating My Kidney to a Stranger

I've been waiting three years to donate a kidney to a stranger. That's a long time to stay faithful to an offer I made eight months out of college.

Mike Riggs

Dylan C. Lathrop

04 Apr, 2012

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People Are Awesome: This Baseball Coach Saved His Player's Life with a Kidney Donation

Tom Walter, the coach of Wake Forest University's baseball team, gave his kidney to save the life of an ill player this week.

Cord Jefferson

15 Feb, 2011

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São Paulo, Brazil launches a trippy new public art campaign to get residents to donate their organs.

David Foox decided to put a friendly face on the very serious matter by creating the Organ Donor Dolls.

Will social networks become platforms for civic engagement? Facebook's experiment with organ donation is a step in the right direction.

I've been waiting three years to donate a kidney to a stranger. That's a long time to stay faithful to an offer I made eight months out of college.

Tom Walter, the coach of Wake Forest University's baseball team, gave his kidney to save the life of an ill player this week.

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