As Bereavement Services Coordinator at Lifeline of Ohio, I have helped many families cope with their grief. With the holiday season upon us, I hope that I may be able to provide, in some small way, something that will help families and friends to “survive” the holidays. Read More »
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Lifeline of Ohio is sponsoring the Donate Life Demonstration Stage at the 10TV Health and Fitness Expo from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, August 20 and 21 at the Columbus Convention Center. Adjacent to the stage is the Lifeline of Ohio booth (#367) where we’ll celebrate life and register organ and tissue donors. Read More »
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August 1, 2011 is the 15th annual National Minority Donor Awareness Day. The nationwide observance is an opportunity to educate minorities of the desperate need for donation and transplantation within the multicultural community and how to register to be a donor. Read More »
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We are right in the middle of another successful Live On. Ride On. season! Volunteers, Andy and Mary Furr, have helped to make this campaign a success and below is their take on a summer of saving lives. Read More »
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To say the Dash for Donation Saturday was amazing would be an understatement! It was my 9th event as a Lifeline of Ohio employee, and I was speechless as I scanned the crowd and Sea of Green before the 5K from atop the grassy knoll in downtown Columbus this past weekend.
I could not believe all of the people that surrounded me were gathered for one reason – in support of organ and tissue donation. I saw familiar faces, and meet many new ones too. Everyone was celebrating the precious “Gift of Life” — it was awe-inspiring! Read More »
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By Bill Laing, double lung transplant candidate
In 1994, I started having trouble breathing and a lung biopsy in 1996 revealed I had sarcoidosis, a condition that causes the immune system to attack the lungs.
For the next 15 years I was able to manage and live with the disease, but in December 2009, my difficulty breathing had progressed to the point that I could no longer do my daily tasks without using eight liters plus of oxygen with exertion and still stopping to catch my breath so I was listed for a double lung transplant. I was able to continue with my plumbing design work until November 2010 when being on time and having enough energy to last all day became too much for me, and my employer. I had to quit my job. I am on oxygen all of the time now, and spend my days time doing easier tasks, like playing Legos with my grandson, taking naps, and helping at church. Read More »
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The communications team celebrated its work with more than 150 central Ohio public relations professionals at the Central Ohio Public Relations Society’s (PRSA) PRisms Awards luncheon April 21, 2011. Lifeline of Ohio won the non-profit Best of Show award for its Shining a Brighter Light on Organ and Tissue Donation entry. The entry, which was a collaboration between Lifeline of Ohio and Fahlgren Mortine, encompassed the 2010 “Shine On” Guinness World Record-breaking Candlelight Vigil held April 11, 2010. The PRism for best non-profit special event was also awarded for the Vigil event. Read More »
Leave a Comment »In the spring of 1994 my friend, Linn, needed a heart transplant. She had just had triplets and developed cardiomyopathy after their birth. She was put on the transplant list, and I just knew she would be fine. After all, I thought everyone indicated their wish to be a donor on their driver license, meaning they would be an organ donor upon death. I could not have been more wrong. Read More »
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Wednesday, May 9, 10:30 am – 2:00 pm
Open to anyone interested in learning more about organ and tissue donation and volunteering for Lifeline of Ohio. You must register in advance to attend. Space is limited.
For more information:
Terri Louder 614-384-7375
Location:
Lifeline of Ohio Office
760 Kinnear Rd., Second Floor
Columbus, OH 43212
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By Rob West, Liver Recipient Have you ever asked yourself how you would do things differently if you were given a second chance? This was something I never asked until about two years ago but now I am living out the answer to that question.
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