The Gifted Life: Organ, Tissue and Eye Donation Podcast
By The Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency
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Improve your knowledge about organ, tissue and eye donation as your hosts Lori Steele, Nila Schwab, and Joey Boudreaux have entertaining and informative conversations about donation. We address donation in the news, myths about donation, what's new in the community, new technologies, special guest interviews and much more.
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Strength to Heal: Exercise Physiology in Transplantation
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Sep 04, 2026 |
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Here's Jamie
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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A Love Story Full of Fresh Air
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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From Prayer to Lasting Legacy: Erin Mitchell Crawford and Honoring Hayes
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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The Tin Woman - A Journey of Second Chances and Connection
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May 01, 2026 |
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Small Heroes, Mighty Legacies
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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50 Peaks, One Kidney: Dr. Matthew Harmody’s "Ascending America"
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Two Lives, One Kidney: A Living Kidney Donor and Her Recipient
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Donation Advocate Shares his Story
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Clayton Sparks' Legacy
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Clayton Sparks Leaves His Mark
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Jeri Gill | Ms. Senior World Louisiana and Living Kidney Donor
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Miss Louisiana's Teen Virginia Kirkpatrick
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Beautifully Broken with Maggie Fanara
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Liver Transplants for Patients With Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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A Mascot and Advocate for Donation
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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A Quest for a Lung
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May 02, 2025 |
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A Soldier’s Second Chance
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Miracle Man
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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444 Miles and 4 Women Raise Awareness for Living Donation
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Deputy Saves Lives Through Organ Donation
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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Honoring a Donor Through Endurance
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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A Kidney Life
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Medical Breakthrough - Awake Kidney Transplant
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Donation Advocate and Miss Florida 2024, Casana Fink
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Safe Schools
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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It Was a Christmas Miracle: A Pediatric Nurse Donated Her Kidney to a Teen
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Transplant Games of America Film Festival
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Four Time Kidney Recipient, Mark Fenrich
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May 17, 2024 |
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The Houston Gamer - A Thankful Recipient
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May 03, 2024 |
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Inspiring Change Through Loss
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Fais Do-Donate
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Gifted: The Docuseries
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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From Loss to Law: The Legacy of Aliye Ringe
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Fire Safety with Ashley Rodrigue
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Unwrapping Grief
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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A Grateful Recipient
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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SODA: Student Organ Donation Advocates
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Brain Donation for Alzheimer's Research
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Wyatt's Wish
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Infant Safe Sleep
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Mazie's Mission
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Ava's Wish
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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ATV Safety
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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17 Again, A Story of Life After Life
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Bone Marrow Research
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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The Gift - Organ Donation Through a Child's Eyes
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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A Heart Recipient Shares His Story
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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NRP-DCD A New Process for Saving Lives - Part 2
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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NRP-DCD A New Process for Saving Lives
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Traumatic Loss Support Program
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Learning About Biliary Atresia
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Writing to Express Grief
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Take Good Care App
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Gun Safety
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May 19, 2023 |
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The Decision to Donate - We Hadn't Talked About it Before
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May 05, 2023 |
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World's First HIV Heart Transplant - Part 2
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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World's First HIV Heart Transplant - Part 1
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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The RescYou Group
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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The Organ Trail - 2023
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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The Insider's Guide to Living Donation
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Saying Yes to Bone Marrow Donation
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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The Authors of DeLivered
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Medical Mysteries with a Mission
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Inspiring Others Through the Gift of Life
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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Protecting the Gift of Organ Donation: CareDX Explains AiKidney™
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Transplantation in Multiethnic Communities
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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The Full Circle of Organ Donation
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Drowning Prevention
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Growing With Grief
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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LiveOnNY
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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DOVE Transplant and Living Donation
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Heartfelt Help Foundation
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Conversations with Multiethnic Families about Donation
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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Kindred Spirits
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Gray's Army Foundation
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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MediGo's Innovative Healthcare Technology
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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One Donor Mom's Adoption Story
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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An Important Conversation about Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Pig to Human Kidney Transplant - The Parsons' Project Part 2
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Pig to Human Kidney Transplant - The Parsons' Project Part 1
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May 20, 2022 |
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Louisiana's Lt. Governor, Billy Nungesser
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May 06, 2022 |
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Pediatric Transplant Week 2022
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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A Heart on Valentine's Day
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Donor Family Care Network
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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American Idol's Scott MacIntyre
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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A Donation Family Vacation
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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The Teach LIFE Tookit
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Birth Tissue Donation
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Organ Freezing - The Future of Organ Donation
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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The Role of Forensics in Organ and Tissue Donation
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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Living Kidney Donation in Canada
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Pediatric Cornea Transplants and Congenital Glaucoma
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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The Journey Continues Podcast
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Eye Donation Month - 2021
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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A Donation Story with Heather "Holla" Thomson
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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COVID-19, Vaccines and Organ Donation
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Healing a Broken Heart through Music with Paul Cardall
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Tales from the Organ Trail
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Lung Bioengineering
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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NOLA Hawts - a Podcast for the Congenital Heart Defects Community
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Organ Donation and Transplantation
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Because of Donation
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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American Idol Contestant Spotlights Donation
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Operation Impact
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Donation for Autism Research
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May 21, 2021 |
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The Voucher Program and The Organ Trail
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May 07, 2021 |
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NASCAR and Joey Gase Honor Donor Hero Davey Allison #28
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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Pediatric Transplant Families
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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This Beautiful Life - A Song of Gratitude
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Advancements in Reconstruction after Breast Cancer
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Traumatic Loss Support Program
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Love Thy Neighbor
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Living Kidney Donation
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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The Big Ask, The Big Give
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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2021 Floragraph Honoree - Shawn Elizabeth
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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A Real Life Story Connected to the Movie 2 Hearts
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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Islamic Perspective on Donation with the Muslim Life Planning Network
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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The Pray Project
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Eye Donation Month with the Eye Bank Association of America
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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OmniLife's Inspiration to Innovate
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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One Man's Transplantation Journey
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Coroners and the Donation Process
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Housing Challenges While Waiting for a Transplant
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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A Second Chance with CORE
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Real Life Real Crime Supports Real Heroes
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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National Minority Donor Awareness Month
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Transplantation Science for Students
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Can Organ Donation Cure Type 1 Diabetes?
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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Conversations About Kidney Disease
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Activate with Donate Life Hollywood
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Miss Mississippi: Advocate, Celebrate, Donate.
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Organ Donation Keeps Communities Together
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Professional Athlete and Two-Time Heart Recipient, Simon Keith
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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Don't Wait Project with Lisa Bradshaw
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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Gift of Hope and Maddog Strong
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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Let's Talk, Conversations About Organ Donation
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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Peace Bubbles and Organ Donation
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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Milestones in DCD Donation
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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Living Donor Chain
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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Grateful Guilt
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Jan 17, 2020 |
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The Nicholas Effect
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Jan 03, 2020 |
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Santa's Favorite Gift - Organ Donation
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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The Decision Project
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Dec 06, 2019 |
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Defying the Odds - A Transplant Recipient's Story
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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Organ Donation 101
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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A Culture of Donation in Transplant Centers
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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SODA: Student Organ Donation Advocates
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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Funeral Planning with Undertaking the Podcast
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Sep 27, 2019 |
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North Oaks Health System and Organ Donation Awareness
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Sep 13, 2019 |
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Organ Donation and Funeral Services
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Aug 30, 2019 |
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Howl the Owl
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Aug 16, 2019 |
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Using Bone Marrow to Help Save More Lives
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Aug 02, 2019 |
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People Living with HIV Save Lives
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Jul 19, 2019 |
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Heart Transplant Related Diseases
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Jul 05, 2019 |
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Grief Out Loud
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Jun 21, 2019 |
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Honor the Gift
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Jun 07, 2019 |
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Donation Education
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May 24, 2019 |
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Domino Liver Transplant
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May 10, 2019 |
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Permission To Thrive
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Apr 26, 2019 |
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Aviation and Transplantation
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Apr 12, 2019 |
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Tissue Donation: The Burning Shield
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Mar 29, 2019 |
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Tissue Donation and Breast Reconstruction
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Mar 15, 2019 |
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Heart Transplant Recipient, Michael Kutcher
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Mar 01, 2019 |
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Liver Transplant - Briggs' Story Part 2
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Feb 15, 2019 |
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Liver Transplant - Briggs' Story Part 1
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Feb 01, 2019 |
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Donate Life Hollywood
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Jan 18, 2019 |
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End of Life Decisions
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Jan 04, 2019 |
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Savannah Smiles
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Dec 21, 2018 |
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What's Your Grief?
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Dec 07, 2018 |
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Eye Donation Month - The Power of You!
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Nov 23, 2018 |
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Assessing Risk - Infectious Disease and Donation
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Nov 09, 2018 |
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Facts About Donation - Causecasts/Causepods Crossover
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Oct 26, 2018 |
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Fighting to Become a Living Organ Donor
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Oct 12, 2018 |
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From Super Hero Fan to Super Hero, Xander's Story
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Sep 28, 2018 |
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Tiny Athletes Living a Big Life
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Sep 14, 2018 |
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Healing Through Writing and Donor Memorials
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Aug 31, 2018 |
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Sharing Experiences at the 2018 Transplant Games
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Aug 17, 2018 |
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Transplant Games of America
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Aug 03, 2018 |
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A Living Donor Tells Her Story
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Jul 20, 2018 |
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Let's Talk About Donation of Organs in the Hispanic Culture/Hablemos de Donación de Órganos en la Cultura Hispana
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Jul 06, 2018 |
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Donor Family Aftercare
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Jun 22, 2018 |
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All My Tomorrows Author, Eric Gregory
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Jun 08, 2018 |
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Eye Donation for Research
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May 25, 2018 |
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Honoring Organ and Tissue Donors
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May 11, 2018 |
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Donation for Research of Diabetes
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Apr 27, 2018 |
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Honoring Donor Heroes
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Apr 13, 2018 |
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Gift of Life Donor Program
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Mar 30, 2018 |
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Miss Indiana USA® Advocates for Donate Life
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Mar 16, 2018 |
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National Kidney Month
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Mar 02, 2018 |
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Living Organ Donor Christopher Babin
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Feb 16, 2018 |
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The Donate Life Rose Parade Float
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Feb 02, 2018 |
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Bravo's Below Deck Star Nico Scholly and The Tristen Scott Foundation
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Jan 19, 2018 |
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Musician David St. Romain Promotes Donation
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Jan 05, 2018 |
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Our Volunteer of the Year and LSU Students Register Donors
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Dec 22, 2017 |
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Charity Tillemann-Dick and The Encore
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Dec 08, 2017 |
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Over 20 Years of Saying Yes to Organ Donation
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Nov 24, 2017 |
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A Deputy Gives the Gift of Life
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Nov 10, 2017 |
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Organ Donation Gets Healthy Schmelthy
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Oct 27, 2017 |
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A Question of Faith: The Movie
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Oct 13, 2017 |
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National DMV Appreciation Week
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Sep 29, 2017 |
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Directed Organ Donation
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Sep 15, 2017 |
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NASCAR Driver Joey Gase honors Ava Branstetter
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Sep 01, 2017 |
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Aron Eisenberg - Star Trek Actor and Two Time Kidney Transplant Recipient
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Aug 18, 2017 |
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Donation in Canada and The David Foster Foundation
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Aug 04, 2017 |
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Bill Conner Bikes to Honor His Daughter’s Gifts of Life
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Jul 21, 2017 |
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Brain Death with Dr. Aysenne
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Jul 07, 2017 |
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The Donate Life Rose Parade Float
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Jun 23, 2017 |
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NASCAR Driver Joey Gase and Donate Life
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Jun 09, 2017 |
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The Gifted Life: Brain Donation for Research(Autism, PTSD and more) with Dr. Deborah Mash
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May 26, 2017 |
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The Gifted Life: Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month and Lung Transplantation with Dr. Rampolla
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May 12, 2017 |
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The Gifted Life: Expander: Hepatitis C and Organ Donation
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Apr 28, 2017 |
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The Gifted Life: HOPE Act: HIV and Organ Donation
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Apr 14, 2017 |
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The Gifted Life: Technological Advancements in the Organ Donation Process
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Mar 31, 2017 |
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The Gifted Life: National Eye Donor Month with LEITR (Lions Eye Institute for Transplant and Research)
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Mar 17, 2017 |
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The Gifted Life: Understanding the Waiting List
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Mar 03, 2017 |
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The Gifted Life: Bone Marrow Donation with Robin Roberts and Sally-Ann Roberts
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Feb 17, 2017 |
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The Gifted Life: Using Data to Register More Organ, Eye and Tissue Donors
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Feb 03, 2017 |
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The Gifted Life: Spreading Positive Rhetoric
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Jan 20, 2017 |
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The Gifted Life: Help for Parents That Have Lost an Infant
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Jan 06, 2017 |
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The Gifted Life: Advocates for Donation and Learning about Stress and Anxiety
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Dec 23, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: New Orleans Saints Fan Waits for a Liver and Part 2 on Addiction
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Dec 09, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: Donate Life Oklahoma with LifeShare of Oklahoma and Part One on Addiction
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Nov 25, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: Learning About Taylor's Gift
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Nov 11, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: Registering Donors at the Indianapolis 500 Race
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Oct 28, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: Part Four-Transplant Games of America-From Cleveland to Australia
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Oct 14, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: In Studio Guests to Highlight Tissue Donation
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Sep 30, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: Part Three-Transplant Games of America-Regional Effects on Donor Registration
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Sep 16, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: Honoring Heroes and Neonatal Donation
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Sep 02, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: Register to Donate Life on Your iPhone
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Aug 19, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: Donate Life Mississippi with MORA (Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency)
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Aug 05, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: Learning about AMAT (Association for Multicultural Affairs in Transplantation)
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Jul 22, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: Part 2-Transplant Games of America-Meet the Athletes
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Jul 08, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: Recipient Stories from a Heart Recipient and a Tissue Recipient
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Jun 24, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: Part One-Transplant Games of America in Ohio
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Jun 10, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: 1 Heart, 2 Sons and Countless Lives Touched
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May 27, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: Learning about AOPO (Associate of Organ Procurement Organizations)
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May 13, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: Best of National Donate Life Month 2016
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Apr 29, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: 25 Years After a Heart Transplant-A Recipient's Story
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Apr 15, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: National Donate Life Month with Donate Life America
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Apr 01, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: National Eye Donor Month with Southern Eye Bank
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Mar 18, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: National Eye Donor Month with EBAA
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Mar 04, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: Quality and Donation, Part 3 on Suicide
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Feb 19, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: Swipe To Save a Life, Part 2 on Suicide
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Feb 05, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: Movie Advocates For More to Register as Organ, Tissue and Eye Donors, Part 1 on Suicide
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Jan 22, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: Guest Hosts From LSU-Advocates For Donation
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Jan 08, 2016 |
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The Gifted Life: Donation Milestones and Coping With Grief
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Dec 25, 2015 |
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The Gifted Life: Tissue Banking and How It Works
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Dec 11, 2015 |
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The Gifted Life: Donation Testimonials
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Nov 26, 2015 |
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The Gifted Life: Skin Donation Helping Breast Cancer Survivors
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Nov 13, 2015 |
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The Gifted Life: Racer With A Purpose-Kenton Koch
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Oct 30, 2015 |
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The Gifted Life: Recorded Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Face Transplant Recipient, Richard Norris
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Oct 16, 2015 |
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The Gifted Life: 2 Guests, Double Transplant, 25 Years
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Oct 02, 2015 |
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The Gifted Life: Wife Saves Husband's Life as a Living Donor
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Sep 18, 2015 |
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The Gifted Life: Special Segment
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Sep 16, 2015 |
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The Gifted Life: Champions for Donation featuring, Dr. Cullen Hebert, Jeffrey Marx and Carl Lewis
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Sep 04, 2015 |
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The Gifted Life: Services Offered to Donor Families
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Aug 21, 2015 |
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The Gifted Life: A History Lesson on Brain Death
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Aug 07, 2015 |
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The Gifted Life: A Nebraska Girl Helps Others After Battling Brain Cancer
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Jul 24, 2015 |
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The Gifted Life: Workplace Excellence in Organ and Tissue Donation
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Jul 10, 2015 |
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The Gifted Life: Registering Donors at Essence Festival
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Jun 26, 2015 |
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The Gifted Life: Art and Technology Aid in Organ Donation
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Jun 12, 2015 |
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The Gifted Life: The Donate Life Rose Float Honors Heroes in Pasadena
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May 29, 2015 |
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The Gifted Life: Tissue Donation and How It Heals Lives
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May 15, 2015 |
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The Gifted Life: Eye Donation and Getting Involved in the Community
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May 01, 2015 |
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The Gifted Life: Organ Donation Explained and Myths Busted
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Apr 17, 2015 |
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The Gifted Life: National Donate Life Month, Why We Celebrate the Gift of Life
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Apr 03, 2015 |