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BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT SAVES MATTHEW'S LIFE
Three year old Matthew's life is saved thanks to the gift of two strangers. Read the whole story and how Matthew's parents met the donors by goinbg to this web site:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/16/e...
[ Posted on Thursday December 18 - 8:17 am ][ More... ]
WORLD'S OLDEST TRANSPLANT?
In a report from Reuters, Oslo Bernt Aune’s transplanted cornea has been in use for a record 123 years — since before the Eiffel Tower was built. It is possibly the oldest eye in the world. The owner, Aun...
[ Posted on Thursday October 23 - 7:56 pm ][ More... ]
CHECK OUT THE NEW FORUM SECTION
After a great amount of discussion we have added a FORUM section to our web site which allows both public and private (OETSG members only and invited guests) access to the discussion area.
Use this site to talk about yo...
[ Posted on Wednesday October 1 - 9:54 am ][ More... ]
VALENTINE'S DAY STORY
THIS VALENTINE'S DAY TALK TO YOUR LOVED ONE'S ABOUT ORGAN DONATION
Sign an organ donor card and talk to your family about your wishes
February 12, 2008 - Toronto, ON - Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) i...
[ Posted on Sunday March 30 - 12:30 pm ][ More... ]
LAKEHEAD UNIVERSTITY STUDENT'S INIATIAVE
NORTHERN STUDENTS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION
Lakehead University Nursing students raise awareness in aboriginal communities
February 12, 2008 – Thunder Bay, ON – Two Nursing st...
[ Posted on Wednesday February 13 - 5:22 pm ][ More... ]
HOW TO RECOGNISE A STROKE
How to recognize if someone is having a stroke:
STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters.... S.T.R.
...Some neurologists say that if they can get to a stroke victim within
3 hours they can totally reverse the effects ...
[ Posted on Thursday January 24 - 8:55 am ][ More... ]
Peterborough Chapter In the News
By clicking the link found at the bottom of this news article, you can hear a sound bite of the story of Lisa Douwes, Peterbourough Chapter President Shirley Doewes' daughter and their story.
We may have some vid...
[ Posted on Sunday January 6 - 12:41 pm ][ More... ]
NEW Anti-Inflammatory Treatment
New Anti-inflammatory Compound Discovered
BETHESDA, MARYLAND --August 28, 2007-- Scientists report in the September 2007 issue of the Journal of Lipid Research that a lipid known to protect the heart from inflammation a...
[ Posted on Friday November 2 - 6:48 pm ][ More... ]
INHALER USERS PLEASE TAKE CARE
Inhalers Misused by One Third of Pulmonary Patients: Presented at CHEST
By Em Brown
CHICAGO, IL -- October 26, 2007 -- A significant percentage of patients use their inhalers incorrectly, with the percentage that...
[ Posted on Friday November 2 - 6:44 pm ][ More... ]
COOKING DEMO FOR DIET RESTRICTED KIDNEY PATIENTS
THE CANADIAN KIDNEY FOUNDATION IN KINGSTON HAS ASKED US TO SHOWCASE THIS EVENT FOR THEM.
DO YOU HAVE DIETARY RESTRICTIONS DUE TO KIDNEY DISEASE?
NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO HOLIDAY COOKING ANYMORE?
THEN JOIN US FOR...
[ Posted on Monday October 29 - 10:06 am ][ More... ]
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The question was, 'What would Tom do?'
From the Toronto Star May 6, 2010
It's a difficult question to ask a mother. And, you might think, impossible to answer:
How do you cope with the death of not just one, but two, o...
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OETSG Bike Donation to TGH
OETSG presented a cheque for $6000 to the Transplant Unit Treadmill Room at Toronto General Hospital. The money was used to buy a bike for physiotherapy and an Oxometre to monitor pre/post transplant recipients while th...
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65_REDROSES on CBC
65_REDROSES will Premiere on THE PASSIONATE EYE on CBC News Network (formerly CBC Newsworld) on Monday, Nov.16 at 10pm ET/PT.
For 23-year old Canadian Eva Markvoort (aka 65_redroses, her online pseudonym), the clock i...
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