Media is the single biggest influence on public perception of organ, tissue and cornea donation. The stories shared by reporters and journalists shine a spotlight on the lifesaving 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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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 stories, ideas, missions and goals with students eager to get involved and make a difference. Donate Life Arizona hosted a table with free T-shirts and …
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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 progressive pulmonary scarring, but Traci thought she would get a prescription for medication and that everything would be fine. However, it was not fine. “A …
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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 Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division (ADOT MVD) getting his license, Tyler Hedstrom checked the box to give the gift of life. His …
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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 easily drawn to him, and that’s how he was so successful in bringing the community together through sports. He had a community-first mentality, helping others …
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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 about life and death situations, but nothing could have prepared him for his own. Gene looked in the mirror one day and saw an unfamiliar …
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Register to Save and Heal Lives
Heart recipient, Greg Welsh, and the mother of his donor, Alejandra Rivera, share a special bond through Fernando Rivera’s lifesaving gift. Fernando saved three others as an organ donor after passing away in 2011.
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