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Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation Workers Qualify for Covid-19 Vaccine
Some employees from Arizona’s federally designated organ procurement organization qualify for the COVID-19 vaccination as the state continues its rollout in phase 1B. Organ, ocular and tissue recovery has continued…
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Happy Valventine’s Day!
We are pumped for Valventine’s Day! Are you? On Feb. 14 we’ll be celebrating National Donor Day. This is a time to focus on all types of donation, which can…
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LifeSaver: Leslie Brown, RN, Banner – University Medical Center Tucson
An Arizona native, Leslie Brown played softball for Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale. The prevailing spirit of teamwork she enjoyed so thoroughly as a teenage athlete ultimately led her…
Read MoreDonation Champions Awards
Here at Donor Network of Arizona (DNA) we want to give an enthusiastic thank you to all our partners! At DNA, our vision is to challenge ourselves and others every…
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Illuminating Generosity – A Virtual Celebration of Life
“On a normal day, we would be welcoming you in person. We would be listening to you, we would be looking into your eyes, we would hear your stories of…
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Celebrating Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day
Today we celebrate Breast Reconstruction Awareness, or BRA Day! This national initiative started in 2011 to promote education, awareness and access to information regarding post-mastectomy breast reconstruction. Breast cancer is…
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Happy Mother’s Day!
This Mother’s Day, we are thanking all the mothers who have said “yes” to birth tissue donation. Through Donor Network of Arizona’s (DNA) birth tissue donation program, birth tissue (placenta…
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Hope Over Fear | How the Family of a Young Organ Transplant Recipient is Facing a Global Pandemic
Photo: Heart recipient Oliver Crawford with a photo of Myles, his donor. Because Oliver Crawford received his lifesaving heart transplant at just 6 days old, his family is taking extra…
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Hope In Challenging Times
“Oh. That’s cool!” That was Kwentin’s only reaction when he learned his sister had registered as an organ, eye and tissue donor when she got her driver’s license in December…
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Donation During a Global Pandemic
Organ transplantation is not an elective surgery. It is a life-or-death surgical intervention for people in organ failure. Therefore, the gift of life continues, but the process has changed slightly…
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