Media is the single biggest influence on public perception of organ, eye and tissue donation. The stories shared by reporters and journalists shine a spotlight on the life-saving and life-healing gifts given and received.
Here, members of the media will find information about Donor Network of Arizona and learn more about donation and transplantation in the Arizona community.
See our most recent blog posts below!
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While most teenagers worry about school and social lives, Brett Wallick, 15, worried whether he would live to graduate high school. In December 2013, Brett visited the doctor for what his parents, Scott and Carla Wallick, thought was a severe cold. It turned out to be more serious. The doctor informed the Wallicks that Brett’s …
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High School Heroes Challenge Results
High School Challenge is an annual campaign to register high school students as organ and tissue donors to show you can be a hero at every age. In October 2017, Donor Network of Arizona (DNA) partnered with local HOSA – Future Health Professionals chapters for this campaign. The challenge focuses on students taking ownership of …
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On Sept. 17, 2017, donor families from across Arizona attended the Donation Celebration of Life. This outdoor, family-friendly event created a space to share stories and celebrate loved ones who selflessly gave life to others. Isabel Dominguez attended in honor of her older brother George Louis Bernal III, who passed away in a car accident …
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Gear Up: Loading Your Donation Toolbox
Four-year-old Jaxson Dahl has a small ninja turtle backpack that he wheels around with him wherever he goes. Unfortunately, this backpack is more than just a childhood passion. His life depends on the medical equipment inside as he waits for an intestinal, liver and pancreas transplant. Jaxson’s mother, Katie, attended Donor Network of Arizona’s (DNA) …
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Arizona Mother Saves Her Son’s Life
Jaimy Burdine, 33, from Buckeye, Arizona, was kind, fearless and a devoted mother of two kids. Her children were her life, a life she sacrificed for them. According to Jaimy’s mother, Vikki Burdine, Jaimy wasn’t afraid of anything. “She learned to roller skate at the age of two, and removed her training wheels at three; …
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