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Honoring Gift of Life at Fiesta Bowl Parade
Each year, Donate Life Arizona honors all who are touched by the gift of donation at the Fiesta Bowl Parade. Donor families and recipients walk side-by-side in Donate Life Arizona’s…
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A Christmas Miracle
After a nomadic, military-family childhood, Jason Burruel and his parents put down roots in the Valley in 1981, and he started high school. Fast forward to April 2016—married with two…
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Giving Thanks for the Gift of Donation
November is a time to gather with loved ones and give thanks. It is also when we reflect on the healing gift of eye donation, as November is also Eye…
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A Celebration of Life
Smiles were shared, stories were told, families embraced, and loved ones were honored on a warm October day at Steele Indian School Park. Marcel Pincince, director of Donor Family and…
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ECHOing the Message of Donation
For 35 years, Danny Eschief worked as a tribal recreation coordinator with the Gila River Indian Community — specifically the Akimel O’Otham group. His daughter, Debbie Eschief, says people were…
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Campus Challenge
The sound of excited students filled the hallways of the Sun Devil Fitness complex, in anticipation of what the new semester would bring. School clubs and community organizations shared their…
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Illuminating Hope – Donor Network of Arizona’s 2019 Symposium
In 2012, Traci Cromwell was suffering from a persistent cough that was progressively getting worse. Eventually, doctors told Traci that she had an interstitial lung disease. This meant chronic and…
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ADOT MVD Saves Lives Month
Tyler Hedstrom, 17, died by suicide, but his prior decision to be a donor gave many people hope of a restored life through cornea and tissue donation. While at the…
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Angels Among Us
This Father’s Day, we are celebrating the miraculous story of Gene McDaniel, liver recipient and father of three. As a fire captain and paramedic for 23 years, Gene knows all…
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One Step at a Time | the Grief of a Donor Mother
Imagine walking across the entire country with only a backpack to carry anything you may need—including food, water and some type of shelter, such as a tent or sleeping bag.…
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