Blog Category: Families
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I am hope: Anthony’s story
“When a person dies, people tend to put them on a pedestal. But Anthony was weird!” laughs his mom, Princess. “He was always playing jokes and would do silly, quirky things like all of a sudden decide to clean all of his shoes…we miss him so much.” On July 4, 2010 Anthony was the unintended [...]
One More Day
Today is New Year’s Day, a day so many of us view as a fresh start. Although we tend to look at this day as a special and new beginning, each day during the year is one more day to sieze the precious opportunities we have to share our life with our loved ones and [...]
CANCELLED – 11/19 Donor Family Event in Rapid City
Today’s Donor Family Gathering at the Ramkota Hotel in Rapid City, SD has been cancelled due to weather. We are so sorry that this winter weather has forced us to cancel this important event. Our top priority is ensuring your safety and we don’t want you to have to travel in potentially dangerous weather. If you have [...]
Seasons
Today was the perfect fall day – sunny and just warm enough to remind me that days like these are precious as we head further into the season. It also reminded me of a note I received from one of our donor family advocates last week. In their roles as donor family advocates, Jill and Heather are [...]
Donate Life Flag Raising
Join us as we raise the Donate Life flag with donor family members, transplant recipients and guests from across our region on the eve of our second Donate Life Symposium, a day-long education event for healthcare professionals. Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Mall of America 3800 American Blvd. East Bloomington, MN 55425-1648 We will be [...]
Green Wristbands
Here’s a poignant story about green wristbands and the power of our volunteers sharing their stories with their friends, loved ones and communities. This comes to us from heart recipient Bill Carlson: A few months ago I decided to stop and visit a friend I’ve known for a long time. When I got there the [...]
The Compassionate Friends National Conference
The Compassionate Friends’ mission is to assist families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others be supportive. They are anticipating 1,200 or more bereaved parents, siblings, grandparents, family members, and professionals at the conference, filled with keynote speakers, workshops, sibling [...]
National Donor Family Recognition Ceremony
The National Donor Family Recognition Ceremony is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration, Division of Transplantation. For more information and to register, click here. This biennial event, held in odd numbered years, pays tribute to America’s organ, tissue, eye, and marrow/blood stem cell donors. The National Donor Recognition [...]
Donor Family and Transplant Recipient Picnic
Join us for a casual afternoon of food, fun and conversation! LifeSource, Mayo Clinic Transplant Center and Gift of Life House in Rochester invite you and your family to a donor family and transplant recipient picnic. Saturday, July 9 11:00 AM (food served at 12:00 PM) Soldiers Field Park 244 Soldiers Field Drive SW, Rochester, MN Please RSVP [...]
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