Transplant News and Events

Posted by Kristin Eggebraaten @keggebraaten, Feb 20, 2018

Hello everyone!
Many events are held each year and many news stories are published that may interest the transplant community. We thought it might be nice to let people know of some of these events and stories, even if they may not apply to everyone. In this discussion, feel free to post events and news stories that might be of interest to transplant patients, caregivers, or donors.

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What events are you looking forward to?

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New Life Society | @newlifesociety | Feb 21, 2018

Thank you for starting this discussion! I am very excited to share an event of interest to the transplant community in Arizona. The athletes of Transplant Team Arizona will be signing the official flag of the DonateLife Transplant Games of America. The flag tours the ENTIRE country to signatures from organ and tissue recipients, living donors and donor families members. Then the flag is flown at the opening ceremonies. If you are in Arizona, please join us for the unique celebration of organ donation! Saturday at noon at Encanto Sports Complex at 2121 N 15th Ave and then on Sunday at noon at Brandi Fenton Memorial Park on River Road in Tucson. If you haven't been to that park, there is a beautiful memorial garden, which features a fountain canopied by a large metal butterfly, a hand-made “Tree of Life” paying tribute to southern Arizona organ donors and clay butterflies glazed by Brandi’s friends and imbedded in the concrete walkways throughout.

Kristin Eggebraaten | @keggebraaten | Feb 20, 2018

One event that might be of interest to our live donors on this site is the upcoming Living Donor Meeting to Attempt Guinness World Record. This is a meeting organized by a some living donors who wish to get together the largest group of living donors ever gathered in one place! You can find out more information about their event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/living-donors-meeting-to-attempt-guinness-world-record-tickets-41312598093. If you plan to be in Chicago on April 21 and you are a living donor, this might be a perfect opportunity for you!
-Kristin