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2 episodes with organ sharing
2 episodes with organ sharing
Based on AHLA's annual Health Law Connections article, this special series brings together thought leaders from across the health law field to discuss the top ten issues of 2025. In the sixth episode, Elizabeth Trende, Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel, United Network for Organ Sharing, speaks with Michelle Garvey Brennfleck, Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, about the current cyber threat environment for the health care industry and what health care entities can do to better protect themselves from cyberattacks. They discuss the proposed Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act, the importance of cyber risk assessments, and how the new administration may impact policies on protected health information. From AHLA's Academic Medical Centers and Teaching Hospitals Practice Group.Watch the conversation here.AHLA's Health Law Daily Podcast Is Here! AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Premium members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this new podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.
Diana Rogel is the diversity outreach and engagement coordinator at Live On Nebraska, one of 56 organ procurement organizations in the country. Live On is responsible for recovering organs and tissue from deceased donors for transplantation, and maintaining the state's donor registry. According to the United Network for Organ Sharing, more than 100,000 people in the United States are awaiting transplants. One donor can save up to eight lives. Part of Live On Nebraska's mission is to educate the public about the donation and transplant processes through outreach and events. In this conversation, Rogel and Michael Griffin talk about how a family illness and her background in community engagement led to her current role with Live On. Rogel also dispels common myths about organ donation, and explains how to register as a donor and why everyone should. Originally aired 7-29-24 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support
Send the show a text here!Brian is a paramedic who has worked 911 EMS, flight, and critical care transport, including patients who are at end of life and donating organs, and even the organs themselves. After hearing the experience that Anthony and Jessica DeCilio went through with their daughter's end of life care he graciously offered to shed light on how the process of organ donation and procurement usually works. We talk about how someone becomes an organ donor, how the DMV process is far from providing the "informed" part of informed consent, how brain death is determined clinically, how organ procurement occurs across the United States and most of the western world, the importance of talking with your loved ones about your wishes for end of life care early on, and where to find the information to help you make the best decisions for you when the inevitable occurs. One of those resources is the United Network for Organ Sharing https://unos.org/Join this and other conversations here: https://linktr.ee/tindelsrazorMusic by Scott Toddy: https://www.scotttoddy.com/
This week we will discuss Multi-Organ transplants with Zachary Colton. Zach is 35 years old and recently underwent a successful 5 organ multivisceral intestinal transplant surgery at the Toronto General Hospital in his home country of Canada. The organs he received were: stomach, small intestine, colon, liver, and pancreas. In 1954, the kidney was the first human organ to be transplanted successfully. Liver, heart and pancreas transplants were successfully performed by the late 1960s, while lung and intestinal organ transplant procedures were begun in the 1980s. From the mid-1950s through the early 1970s, individual transplant hospitals and organ procurement organizations managed all aspects of organ recovery and transplantation. If an organ couldn't be used at hospitals local to the donor, there was no system to find matching candidates elsewhere. Many organs couldn't be used simply because transplant teams couldn't locate a compatible recipient in time. Since that time UNOS was created in order to provide guidance to patients and physicians in the US with a goal of providing a more equitable base for individuals in need of transplanted organ(s). The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is a non-profit scientific and educational organization that administers the only Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) in the United States, established (42 U.S.C. § 274) by the U.S. Congress in 1984 by Gene A. Pierce, founder of United Network for Organ Sharing. Located in Richmond, Virginia, the organization's headquarters are situated near the intersection of Interstate 95 and Interstate 64 in the Virginia BioTechnology Research Park. United Network for Organ Sharing is involved in many aspects of the organ transplant and donation process: Managing the national transplant waiting list, matching donors to recipients. Maintaining the database that contains all organ transplant data for every transplant event that occurs in the U.S. Bringing together members to develop policies that make the best use of the limited supply of organs and give all patients a fair chance at receiving the organ they need, regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, religion, lifestyle, or financial/social status. Monitoring every organ match to ensure organ allocation policies are followed. Providing assistance to patients, family members and friends. Educating transplant professionals about their important role in the donation and transplant processes. (CREDITS: Wiki) Educating the public about the importance of organ donation.
Governor Glenn Youngkin will propose $50 million dollars in the state budget for the city of Richmond's Combined Sewer Overflow projects – city leaders say that's not enough; The United Network of Organ Sharing says a recent data breach may impact up to 1 point 2 million patient records; The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources has named a suspect in its investigation into the death of a well-known Richmond buck.
HOUR 1Sound of Freedom film skyrocketing in sales / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/08/01/sound-of-freedom-the-anti-hollywood-box-office-hitTrump indicted a third time / (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/indictment-jan-6-trump-08-02-23/index.html"A federal grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump on Tuesday for his alleged attempt to stay in power after losing the 2020 presidential election. Trump faces four felony charges, including conspiracy to defraud the United States. Scott MacFarlane reports from Capitol Hill." / (CBS News) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/breaking-down-unprecedented-third-indictment-for-trump/U.S. credit downgraded / (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/01/business/fitch-downgrade-us-debt/index.html?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brewUber reports 2Q profit / (WSJ) https://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-q2-earnings-report-2023-453c335a?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brewFormer FBI agent (whistleblower re Jan 6th investigations) Steve Friend on defunding the FBI HOUR 2Ursula Sharp discusses her healthcare journey and the United Network for Organ Sharing [there are more than 106,000 people on the national transplant waiting list with 92,000 (87%) waiting for a kidney] / https://www.nkr.org/hpb754.Gov DeSantis interviewed by Brett Baier / (FOX News)https://grabien.com/getmedia.php?id=2025479&key=4b2acfdd8ea135dfa1cc9d6e5d887981&userid=18055"The numbers at a Midtown homeless camp next to Cuddy Park have slowly increased ever since the camp was abated in early June to make way for a three-day concert event." / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/08/01/homeless-campers-return-midtown-site/"Jurors decided that a death sentence should be imposed on the gunman who killed 11 worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in October 2018, in what is considered the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history." / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/08/02/us/pittsburgh-synagogue-trial?Tom and Charles discuss the death penalty
Petersburg City Council has voted to issue $34 million dollars in bonds to pay for the expansion of the city's downtown courthouse; Each year since 2006, Virginia has waived sales tax for certain back-to-school-supplies during the first weekend in August; The Richmond-based United Network for Organ Sharing might not retain its monopoly on transplants after a vote last week by the U.S. Congress.
LaQuayia Goldring talked about her fight with pediatric cancer and the affect it had on her kidneys which put her on the organ donors list. She also joined Jennifer Erickson (from the Federation of American Scientists) in discussing the monopoly United Network for Organ Sharing has on donated organs, the issues the monopoly has caused (including the death of patients), and the efforts across the country to end it...
In February 2021, pandemic restrictions were just starting to ease in Hawaii, and Leila Mirhaydari was finally able to see her kidney doctor. Transplanted organs need diligent care, and Leila had been looking after her donated kidney all on her own for a year. So a lot was riding on that first batch of lab results. "Immediately, all my levels were just out of whack and I knew that I was in rejection," she says. "I've had to work through a lot of emotional pain, of feeling like I failed my donor. Like, why couldn't I hold on to this kidney?"On today's episode, editor Gabriel Spitzer walks us through Leila's journey — from spending her late 20s on dialysis, to being saved by a gift and ultimately, to the search for another donated kidney. Learn more about living donation from the United Network for Organ Sharing.
The first episode of the Coffee With Podcast features Matthew Hankes, Heart Transplant Recipient. Matt is a pretty normal guy who experienced an extraordinary thing. He spent an hour talking about finding out he had a heart condition known as ARVC—Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy—at age 15, the lead-up to the transplant, and what it looks like from the other side. Matt asked that if anything be taken away from this podcast, it is the need for more donors on the transplant list. Sign up, make sure you're on the transplant donor list, or learn more about what that entails at https://donatelife.net/. Other important links from the show: Matt Hankes fundraiser - https://donate.transplants.org/story/Matthankes (tax-deductible donations distributed directly for medical bills through the National Foundation for Transplants, Inc. The United Network for Organ Sharing - https://unos.org/ Find the Coffee With Podcast here - Search for other Roast! West Coast podcasts like Coffee Smarter and Coffee People on your favorite podcast platforms, or find all the links on www.roastwestcoast.com. Coffee People is presented by Roastar, the premier digital printing company focused on coffee packaging. Roastar can help your small coffee business tell a big story. Learn more at www.roastar.com and follow @roastar on Instagram. This show is supported by R!WC Industry Partners including: Roastar, San Franciscan Roaster Co., Ascend Roasters, Ignite Coffee Company, Steady State Roasting, Zumbar Coffee & Tea, Marea Coffee, Mostra Coffee, First Light Whiskey, Camp Coffee, Cape Horn Coffee, Crossings Coffee, and Hacea Coffee Source. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roastwestcoast/support
A group attempting to unravel what happened at the Enrichmond Foundation has obtained the nonprofits' financial records; Hemp retailers will have to take some intoxicating hemp products off their shelves under legislation passed by the General Assembly Wednesday; A class action lawsuit has been filed against the United Network for Organ Sharing; and other local news stories.
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The Biden administration announced plans to overhaul the network that has run the nation's organ transplant system for nearly four decades. The United Network for Organ Sharing has faced criticism for inadequately managing the process. The proposal would open up bidding for other organizations to take over the network to shorten wait times. Amna Nawaz discussed the latest with Dr. Jayme Locke. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
On this interview, comic, silversmith, and Heart Transplant survivor Jamie Alcroft talks about his years as part of the successful comedy team "Mack & Jamie", his TV show projects,and his medical issues. In addition we discuss his other projects, especially a new one called the "Pink Dot" program, a plan to encourage drivers to become organ donors on their Drivers License. Jamie is trying to get comedy clubs to promote this program and help make America aware of the need of transplant patients. I am excited to help promote his amazing idea!Hosted by: R. Scott EdwardsA brief explanation about the subscription service and why it is there and what it offers. In addition, a direct way to contact me and share viewpoints and ideas.Support the showwww.StandupComedyPodcastNetwork.comhttps://www.facebook.com/scottscomedystuffWrite a Review: in-depth walkthrough for leaving a review.
On this episode of This Thing Called Life, host Andi Johnson winds down the series on ‘The Donation Process Through The Lens Of The OPO', exploring how things work and who is involved. If you missed the previous episode in the series, you can find them at lifepassiton.org or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Today, Andi talks with Maryanne Krumpleman, the finance manager. Tune in to hear how this piece of the puzzle comes together. Episode Highlights: Andi explains how Life Center works with so many different entities to facilitate organ donation. The United Network of Organ Sharing houses the waitlist of the more than 100,000 people waiting for an organ. Andi reminds the audience of the ‘book ends' to this process and that it is the people. The people who designate themselves to be donors or their families…it all begins with that yes and that is how everything unfolds. If you're thinking about a career change, as many look to do something with more meaning, organ donation is a wonderful career path; They give back every single day. Maryanne Krumpleman is the finance manager of Life Center. Prior to COVID in 2019, she made the decision to leave corporate America where she had spent most of her career. She says it was the best decision of her life to start working for Life Center in 2020. Five years ago, Maryanne's best friend's husband was in need of a kidney. It turns out his wife was a match to be a donor which is very unusual. They went through the transplant process in 2017 and are doing very well today. What does the finance department do at the Life Center? Maryanne explains that they are a nonprofit organization but structured similarly to a hospital. How do all of the employees get paid as well as health insurance, insurance on the building, all other vendors that are included? After a family gives the authorization, Life Center's finance department takes on the cost of donation. Andi asks Maryanne Krumpleman to explain the aspects of finance. There are many parts to the ‘checks and balances' of the finances for Life Center. Maryanne explains how many things must get approved by the board of directors and Executive Director as well as audits and aligning with all government regulations. What is a sack fee? Healthcare in general is expensive and Andi explains there is a cost to make everything operate efficiently and appropriately. Maryanne explains that there is a pay scale for different types of tissues. Andi asks Maryanne what the most challenging aspects of her job are. All of the managers have a great passion for the overall mission. Maryanne explains that in a corporate world, all the meetings were about how much money could be made, the bottom line, etc. She shares how it is truly a breath of fresh air at Life Center because the focus is not on money but on the mission of saving and enhancing the lives of people. What kinds of skills would you need to fill a similar role to Maryanne's? Maryanne talks about how they receive memorial contributions and how their responsibility is to use those funds to spread the word and utilize them well. Andi says the generosity of the community has been overwhelming to see over the years and the importance of educating the community in return. home at the end of the day.” -Maryanne “Today there are 104,869 men, women, and children who are in need of a lifesaving organ and also today 21 of those individuals will die because the organ they needed was not available,” says Andi. She explains how you can help. 3 Key Points: Maryanne's eyes were opened to how many people are on the list waiting for kidneys specifically when she was alongside her best friend and her husband going through the transplant process. There are many aspects of the finance department. Maryanne explains all aspects from weekly, biweekly, monthly, quarterly, etc. and how all the monitoring and auditing works as well as in accordance with the government. Life Center is passionately committed to the mission of saving and enhancing lives. It is challenging and very rewarding. The organization is set apart by how all of their functions work together for the overall goal and truly making a difference. Resources: https://aopo.org/ https://lifepassiton.org/ https://www.facebook.com/LifeCenterOH https://www.youtube.com/user/LifeCenterOH
On this episode of AvTalk, we walk through what we know (so far) about the FAA's NOTAM system outage. And Casey Humphries from the United Network for Organ Sharing and Chris Curran of New England Donor Services join us to explain how transplant organs get from donor to recipient and the critical role played by … The post AvTalk Episode 198: Organ Transplant Logistics appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.
106,000 Americans are waiting for an organ transplant, yet federal officials have raised serious questions about the national transplant system, known UNOS, the United Network for Organ Sharing. This hour, we learn about a confidential government report and Senate investigation, both finding serious weaknesses in the transplant system.Washington Post health and medicine reporter Lenny Bernstein, joins us and later, we hear from the Chief of Transplant Surgery at Hartford Hospital. But first, a Connecticut couple shares their experience waiting for a liver transplant. Kevin Prue is a Madison resident searching for a living donor. His wife Amy manages their Facebook page, Kevin's Journey to Liver Transplant, and is a volunteer with New England Donor Services. Guests: Lenny Bernstein: Health and Medicine Reporter, The Washington Post Dr. Glyn Morgan: Chief of Transplant Surgery, Hartford Hospital Amy and Kevin Prue: Residents of Madison, CT Catie Talarski contributed to this program which originally aired on August 18, 2022.Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The U.S. organ donation system surpassed one million transplants as of September 9, 2022, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing. As we recognize this milestone, the Kidney Foundation of Western New York wanted to take this opportunity to share information on trends in kidney transplantation. For more information, visit unos.org or LivingItForward.org. #OrganDonation #Kidney #LivingDonation #Transplant
106,000 Americans are waiting for an organ transplant, yet federal officials have raised serious questions about the national transplant system, known UNOS, the United Network for Organ Sharing. This hour, we learn about a confidential government report and Senate investigation, both finding serious weaknesses in the transplant system. Washington Post health and medicine reporter Lenny Bernstein, joins us and later, we hear from the Chief of Transplant Surgery at Hartford Hospital. But first, a Connecticut couple shares their experience waiting for a liver transplant. Kevin Prue is a Madison resident searching for a living donor. His wife Amy manages their Facebook page, Kevin's Journey to Liver Transplant, and is a volunteer with New England Donor Services. Lenny Bernstein: Health and Medicine Reporter, The Washington Post Dr. Glyn Morgan: Chief of Transplant Surgery, Hartford Hospital Amy and Kevin Prue: Residents of Madison, CT Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dozens of people have died and hundreds have been sickened due to mistakes in the organ transplant system, according to a Senate investigation released this week. It came after a review by the U.S. Digital Service found the network that matches patients and organs is gravely outdated. That program has been run for more than three decades by one nonprofit: the United Network for Organ Sharing, or UNOS. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino speaks with Joseph Menn, who has been reporting on the problem for The Washington Post.
Dozens of people have died and hundreds have been sickened due to mistakes in the organ transplant system, according to a Senate investigation released this week. It came after a review by the U.S. Digital Service found the network that matches patients and organs is gravely outdated. That program has been run for more than three decades by one nonprofit: the United Network for Organ Sharing, or UNOS. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino speaks with Joseph Menn, who has been reporting on the problem for The Washington Post.
Shortly after millennials hit their teens and started getting jobs, their employment numbers plummeted fueling the myth of the lazy millennial. But now, after looking at the data, it seems like it might not be that they didn't want jobs, rather they were entering the workforce after two recessions and competing with laid-off, more experienced workers. Andrew Van Dam, Department of Data columnist at The Washington Post, joins us for what to know. Next, the nonprofit agency that operates the transplant system is called the United Network for Organ Sharing and according to a recent review, the technology used to match donated organs to patients is in need of a full overhaul. It has been plagued by aged out software, periodic system failures, and an over-reliance of manually inputting data. Lenny Bernstein, health and medicine reporter at The Washington Post, joins us for more. Finally, as the group of people who have not had Covid continues to shrink, many ideas begin to swirl about how they have avoided it for so long. For some it could be a healthy immune system, masking, or just luck, but could genetics also be at play? Katherine Wu, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins us for how scientists are looking into whether some are just naturally resistant to the virus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Why do I call Bryan Berry my miracle Brother? He was told he had 60 days to live. He needed a new liver. Then he was told he also needed a kidney. God spared his life in a miraculous way! Bryan shares his jaw-dropping, powerful God Story and advocates for everyone to become organ donors in our Interview #2 conversation on the Evangelism On Fire Podcast. Bryan also talks about UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing). Subscribe to our podcast today! You can find it on Apple podcast or wherever you get yours. Click the link to join our Evangelism On Fire Facebook community today: www.facebook.com/groups/evangelismonfire Check out our website: www.evangelismonfire.com Share today's episode with at least one person. Sharing is caring!
In this episode, Angelica and Bey talk about artificial organs and 3D printing with Brian Shepard, the CEO of the United Network for Organ Sharing, and Director of Innovation at the Jefferson Health Design Lab, Dr. Robert Pugliese. Show Links https://unos.org (United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)) https://unos.org/about/leadership/brian-shepard/ (Brian Shepard) https://www.healthdesignlab.com (Jefferson Health Design Lab) https://www.linkedin.com/in/rspugliese/ (Robert Pugliese, Pharm.D.) https://beyond.fi.edu/podcasts/s-curious-episode-10-organ-donation-and-3d-printing-human-organs/ (View episode transcript)
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Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:05 How did you first get interested in supporting organ transplantation? 04:53 What are the organs that we can transplant?06:00 When we are at the Department of Motor Vehicles, we can register as a donor and make our wishes known to our family, is that right?07:03 If people are interesting in donating a kidney, for example, do they reach out to their local hospital and let them know they are interested in being a donor?08:50 How does your work in the Histocompatability laboratory, how does it support transplantation? 10:57 Can you give our audience kind of a flavor of how does this work to do this kind of dance to match donor and recipient and have a successful transplant? 13:11 What's on the horizon for HLA and histocompatibility in the next couple of years?18:30 The ability for us to identify a patient, these patients who could not get a transplant are now able to get the transplant because of these improvements in the laboratory.20:01 OutroResources: National Marrow Donor Program United Network for Organ Sharing Successful pig to human transplant articles: What the successful test of a pig-to-human kidney transplant means | Science News Kidney Grown in Pig Successfully Transplanted Into Man (webmd.com) A pig kidney has been transplanted into a human successfully for the first time : NPR Progress in Xenotransplantation Opens Door to New Supply of Critically Needed Organs | NYU Langone News Startup looks to begin pig-to-human organ transplants by 2022 - Big Think
One of the most challenging parts of the donation process is the wait for a transplant. Laura Barajas reflects on receiving her brother's kidney, and what her current wait is like. Also: Former United Network for Organ Sharing public relations director Lisa Schaffner explains how the national waiting list operates.
Marion L. Shuck - Vice President of Governmental and External Relations at Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network, as well as serving as the President of, the Association for Multicultural Affairs in Transplantations. In both roles, Marion specializes in building key partnerships and strengthening existing relationships with communities, business leaders, legislators, hospitals, faith-based organizations, and industry partners. Her most important role is advocating for donor families and marginalized communities, while increasing opportunities for organ and tissue donation through education and outreach. Bobby Howard - After suffering severe kidney disease and receiving a kidney transplant, Mr. Howard has dedicated his life to helping others who face life-threatening health challenges. As Director of LifeLink of Georgia's Multicultural Donation Education Program he continues to lead collaborative efforts with local, national coalitions and community partners to spread the important message of organ donation. He serves on the boards of Donate Life America, NFLPA Former Player Board of Directors and Metro Atlanta Concerned Black Clergy. He is President of the Atlanta Chapter NFL Former Players Association and Chair of the National Multicultural Action Group. Bobby has faithfully served in the following capacities: President of the Association for Multicultural Affairs in Transplantation, President of the Georgia Transplant Foundation, a board member of the United Network of Organ Sharing and board member of the 100 Black Men of DeKalb County. Support the show: https://theanswersandiego.com/radioshow/8349 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr. Hans Albin Gritsch is the Surgical Director for the Kidney Transplant Program at UCLA. He and a very talented group of physicians, nurses and staff were the ones who performed the kidney donation surgery and kidney transplant for my pal Jeffrey during The Great Kidney Give Away. If you are interested in learning more about kidney donation, please check out The National Kidney Registry ( https://www.kidneyregistry.org/?cookie=1 ) For even further information, look into the United Network for Organ Sharing, or UNOS ( https://unos.org/ )
During this episode of This Thing Called Life, host Andi Johnson speaks with Donerik Black who she has known for over 20 years. Donerik had no experience with organ transplants until the day his father told him that he needed a kidney. A deep love for his father made it an easy choice. That, however, was just the beginning of his donor journey!Episode Highlights: Donerik absorbed his parents’ values and work ethic which helped him become the successful entrepreneur he is today.After college, Donerik returned to run a PR company and start a newspaper, The Dayton Weekly, both with his father.The Dayton Weekly hoped to deliver content that focused on the underserved black community in the Dayton area.While in college in Washington DC, Donerik played collegiate basketball while carving out his niche as a government employee.Donerik decided to leave his life as a government employee and return to work with his father.With his feet dipped into multiple pools of employment, Donerik knew that either you were making or losing money.After spending 5 years on dialysis, Donerik’s father was told that he needed to have a kidney transplant.Donerik was first introduced to organ donation when he donated a kidney to his father in June of 2006.Working the newspaper and getting married in the same time period as the transplant presented various challenges.Due to complications from his kidney transplant, Donerik’s father was not able to make it to his wedding.Donerik’s father kept an open-door policy and that helped him establish deep roots throughout the Dayton community.During a regular check-up with his doctor, it was discovered that Donerik might have something wrong with his heart.After not addressing his heart issues, fluid began to fill up his lungs to the point where he couldn’t breathe.Donerik had to have a pig valve transplanted into his heart when it was decided that he was too far gone.Doctors decided to put a defibrillator into Donerik’s chest in case he started to have a heart attack.Donerik chose to own the narrative of his new reality and share his story and do more for the community.In late 2012, Donerik’s defibrillator had to activate on a regular basis because of consistent heart flutters.What Donerik believed to be a quick-fix procedure ended up seeing him flatline in the outpatient facility.It became more and more apparent that Donerik would need a heart transplant.In the back of his mind, Donerik didn’t think that he was going to survive, so he made sure to set up his business to run in the future.Donerik was forced to resign from his job and withdraw from graduate school while in ICU.The outpouring of support and respect that Donerik received is something that he feels that he can never repay.The hospital psychologist helped Donerik deal with the issue of someone else dying in order for him to live.Donerik chose to use a TAF, or a Total Artificial Heart, to buy himself more time until he matched with a donor.On his birthday, Donerik was surprised by the hospital staff that they had found a heart for him, getting a transplant later that night.Donerik kept a glass-half-full mentality throughout this process, learning to focus on what was in his control.A clinician actually claimed that Donerik was an “unsalvageable patient,” giving Donerik the motivation that he needed.When looking back, it’s hard for Donerik to fathom his journey and the great luck that he has had.After going through what he went through, Donerik has made it his mission to share the knowledge that he has gained with as many people as possible.In such a crazy year, Donerik’s goal is to grow his business and create great relationships.Donerik makes sure that he spends his time now with people who he can benefit and that will have a positive impact on his life.3 Key Points:Donerik’s father was a business owner and entrepreneur for his entire life, imprinting on him the fire that drives him to be a successful entrepreneur today.After avoiding a suspected heart issue and inconsistent symptoms, Donerik had to have a valve replaced in his heart with an organ from a pig.When Donerik went in for a simple heart procedure, he flatlined and had to be shocked 74 times with over 45 minutes of CPR to come back.Resources Mentioned:LifeCenter (website) (Facebook) (Instagram) (YouTube) (Twitter)Andi Johnson (website) (LinkedIn)United Network for Organ Sharing
During this episode of This Thing Called Life, host Andi Johnson speaks with Donerik Black who she has known for over 20 years. Donerik had no experience with organ transplants until the day his father told him that he needed a kidney. A deep love for his father made it an easy choice. That, however, was just the beginning of his donor journey!Episode Highlights: Donerik absorbed his parents’ values and work ethic which helped him become the successful entrepreneur he is today.After college, Donerik returned to run a PR company and start a newspaper, The Dayton Weekly, both with his father.The Dayton Weekly hoped to deliver content that focused on the underserved black community in the Dayton area.While in college in Washington DC, Donerik played collegiate basketball while carving out his niche as a government employee.Donerik decided to leave his life as a government employee and return to work with his father.With his feet dipped into multiple pools of employment, Donerik knew that either you were making or losing money.After spending 5 years on dialysis, Donerik’s father was told that he needed to have a kidney transplant.Donerik was first introduced to organ donation when he donated a kidney to his father in June of 2006.Working the newspaper and getting married in the same time period as the transplant presented various challenges.Due to complications from his kidney transplant, Donerik’s father was not able to make it to his wedding.Donerik’s father kept an open-door policy and that helped him establish deep roots throughout the Dayton community.During a regular check-up with his doctor, it was discovered that Donerik might have something wrong with his heart.After not addressing his heart issues, fluid began to fill up his lungs to the point where he couldn’t breathe.Donerik had to have a pig valve transplanted into his heart when it was decided that he was too far gone.Doctors decided to put a defibrillator into Donerik’s chest in case he started to have a heart attack.Donerik chose to own the narrative of his new reality and share his story and do more for the community.In late 2012, Donerik’s defibrillator had to activate on a regular basis because of consistent heart flutters.What Donerik believed to be a quick-fix procedure ended up seeing him flatline in the outpatient facility.It became more and more apparent that Donerik would need a heart transplant.In the back of his mind, Donerik didn’t think that he was going to survive, so he made sure to set up his business to run in the future.Donerik was forced to resign from his job and withdraw from graduate school while in ICU.The outpouring of support and respect that Donerik received is something that he feels that he can never repay.The hospital psychologist helped Donerik deal with the issue of someone else dying in order for him to live.Donerik chose to use a TAF, or a Total Artificial Heart, to buy himself more time until he matched with a donor.On his birthday, Donerik was surprised by the hospital staff that they had found a heart for him, getting a transplant later that night.Donerik kept a glass-half-full mentality throughout this process, learning to focus on what was in his control.A clinician actually claimed that Donerik was an “unsalvageable patient,” giving Donerik the motivation that he needed.When looking back, it’s hard for Donerik to fathom his journey and the great luck that he has had.After going through what he went through, Donerik has made it his mission to share the knowledge that he has gained with as many people as possible.In such a crazy year, Donerik’s goal is to grow his business and create great relationships.Donerik makes sure that he spends his time now with people who he can benefit and that will have a positive impact on his life.3 Key Points:Donerik’s father was a business owner and entrepreneur for his entire life, imprinting on him the fire that drives him to be a successful entrepreneur today.After avoiding a suspected heart issue and inconsistent symptoms, Donerik had to have a valve replaced in his heart with an organ from a pig.When Donerik went in for a simple heart procedure, he flatlined and had to be shocked 74 times with over 45 minutes of CPR to come back.Resources Mentioned:LifeCenter (website) (Facebook) (Instagram) (YouTube) (Twitter)Andi Johnson (website) (LinkedIn)United Network for Organ Sharing
Today's conversation is with Bobby Howard, Pres. of the NFL Former Players Assc. Atlanta Chapter & Dir. of Life Link of Ga. Multicultural Donation Education Program. We talked about his NFL career, having a kidney transplant, dispelling organ donation myths, and living his life purpose as a Dir. at Life Link. For more info on becoming a donor - https://www.lifelinkfoundation.org/contact/ More about Bobby Howard- After suffering severe kidney disease and receiving a kidney transplant, Mr. Howard has dedicated his life to helping others who face life-threatening health challenges. As Director of LifeLink of Georgia's Multicultural Donation Education Program he continues to lead collaborative efforts with local, national coalitions and community partners to spread the important message of organ donation. He serves on the boards of Donate Life America, NFLPA Former Player Board of Directors and Metro Atlanta Concerned Black Clergy. He is President of the Atlanta Chapter NFL Former Players Association and Chair of the National Multicultural Action Group. Bobby has faithfully served in the following capacities; President of the Association for Multicultural Affairs in Transplantation, President of the Georgia Transplant Foundation, a board member of the United Network of Organ Sharing and board member of the 100 Black Men of DeKalb County. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bggyst/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bggyst/support
Nataly Martínez shares the story of her sister, Jacqueline, who saved seven lives through organ donation. Amanda García informs us about some of the myths and misconceptions regarding el process of donating and receiving organs. //Nataly Martínez comparte la historia de su hermana, Jacqueline, quien salvó a siete vidas cuando su familia decidió donar sus órganos. Amanda García nos informa sobre algunos de los mitos y confusiones acerca del proceso de donar y recibir órganos.
During this episode of This Thing Called Life Podcast, host Andi Johnson speaks with Barry Massa, the executive director of LifeCenter Organ Donor Network. They discuss what it’s like to recover organs and tissues during a pandemic. Episode Highlights: Barry Massa started at LifeCenter as their CFO and has been their executive director for twelve years.LifeCenter handles organ and tissue donation for the Cincinnati area.In 2019 they had a record year for organ and tissue donation due to community outreach and their relationship with local hospitals.The federal government created organ procurement organizations. Two different teams work with donor families. The team that is trying to save the donor's life and the donation team.All U.S. organ procurement organizations (OPOs) are non-profits.OPOs are heavily regulated. Medicare governs organ donation and the FDA oversees tissue donation. The United Network of Organ Sharing maintains the organ waitlist.Barry shares the biggest surprise he's experienced during his time at LifeCenter.There are currently 114,000 people on the waitlist.OPOs do not operate in the living donation space. Living donation impacts the waitlist in a positive way.Barry shares about a good friend of his that needed a heart and lung transplant long before he was involved in LifeCenter.Not all hospitals do transplants.Barry shares how the pandemic has affected donation.During the coronavirus, donation really went down. There was a 40% drop in donors while hospitals were shut down.There wasn't a game plan in place for a pandemic so they took it day by day.They had to add in testing for COVID-19 in donors. There were testing delays. There were a lot of donation opportunities that did not occur that would have occurred in the past.Barry describes how staff worked together during coronavirus.They had to approach families for organ donation over the phone or via Zoom.Communicating empathy for the family can be more difficult in a virtual environment.Barry explains how donation works.Every hospital in their area calls LifeCenter when the patient meets certain clinical triggers that could possibly result in organ donation.Through August 1st, donation is back to where it was last year.Those waiting for lungs are having a more difficult time during this pandemic.Barry thinks the list of people who need a lung will increase during this time.Kidneys are the most needed organ on the waiting list.Barry discusses the scarcity of PPE and how that has played a role.Collaboration between hospitals could have increased even more during this time.People feel comfortable fulfilling their roles while taking necessary precautions. The staff has a real passion for their mission.Barry tries to communicate with staff more regularly, at least on a weekly basis.The mental aspect of this pandemic is tough in so many ways.Barry would advise someone waiting for a transplant to stay as healthy as they can during this time.Today's honor moment is for all of the front line staff in all of the organ procurement organizations across the country that are working tirelessly to facilitate organ, eye, and tissue donation.Get to know Barry with his answers to fun personal questions at the end of the show.3 Key Points:Deceased organ donation is unique in that the patient has to have suffered a non-survivable brain injury, which is only about 1% of the deaths that occur. During the onset of COVID there was a 38% decrease in organ donation across the U.S.Consistent communication, being flexible and checking on staff has been key during this time of the pandemic.Resources Mentioned:LifeCenter (website) (Facebook) (Instagram) (YouTube) (Twitter)Andi Johnson (website) (LinkedIn) Barry Massa (website) (LinkedIn)
During this episode of This Thing Called Life Podcast, host Andi Johnson speaks with Barry Massa, the executive director of LifeCenter Organ Donor Network. They discuss what it’s like to recover organs and tissues during a pandemic. Episode Highlights: Barry Massa started at LifeCenter as their CFO and has been their executive director for twelve years.LifeCenter handles organ and tissue donation for the Cincinnati area.In 2019 they had a record year for organ and tissue donation due to community outreach and their relationship with local hospitals.The federal government created organ procurement organizations. Two different teams work with donor families. The team that is trying to save the donor's life and the donation team.All U.S. organ procurement organizations (OPOs) are non-profits.OPOs are heavily regulated. Medicare governs organ donation and the FDA oversees tissue donation. The United Network of Organ Sharing maintains the organ waitlist.Barry shares the biggest surprise he's experienced during his time at LifeCenter.There are currently 114,000 people on the waitlist.OPOs do not operate in the living donation space. Living donation impacts the waitlist in a positive way.Barry shares about a good friend of his that needed a heart and lung transplant long before he was involved in LifeCenter.Not all hospitals do transplants.Barry shares how the pandemic has affected donation.During the coronavirus, donation really went down. There was a 40% drop in donors while hospitals were shut down.There wasn't a game plan in place for a pandemic so they took it day by day.They had to add in testing for COVID-19 in donors. There were testing delays. There were a lot of donation opportunities that did not occur that would have occurred in the past.Barry describes how staff worked together during coronavirus.They had to approach families for organ donation over the phone or via Zoom.Communicating empathy for the family can be more difficult in a virtual environment.Barry explains how donation works.Every hospital in their area calls LifeCenter when the patient meets certain clinical triggers that could possibly result in organ donation.Through August 1st, donation is back to where it was last year.Those waiting for lungs are having a more difficult time during this pandemic.Barry thinks the list of people who need a lung will increase during this time.Kidneys are the most needed organ on the waiting list.Barry discusses the scarcity of PPE and how that has played a role.Collaboration between hospitals could have increased even more during this time.People feel comfortable fulfilling their roles while taking necessary precautions. The staff has a real passion for their mission.Barry tries to communicate with staff more regularly, at least on a weekly basis.The mental aspect of this pandemic is tough in so many ways.Barry would advise someone waiting for a transplant to stay as healthy as they can during this time.Today's honor moment is for all of the front line staff in all of the organ procurement organizations across the country that are working tirelessly to facilitate organ, eye, and tissue donation.Get to know Barry with his answers to fun personal questions at the end of the show.3 Key Points:Deceased organ donation is unique in that the patient has to have suffered a non-survivable brain injury, which is only about 1% of the deaths that occur. During the onset of COVID there was a 38% decrease in organ donation across the U.S.Consistent communication, being flexible and checking on staff has been key during this time of the pandemic.Resources Mentioned:LifeCenter (website) (Facebook) (Instagram) (YouTube) (Twitter)Andi Johnson (website) (LinkedIn) Barry Massa (website) (LinkedIn)
More than 100,000 people in the United States currently are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant, including 5,000 people on the transplant list for a heart and/or lungs, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing. Although some will die before they receive a transplant, surgeons and research teams are making great strides in expanding the pool of viable organs. Zachary N. Kon, MD, moderates a discussion with Ashish S. Shah, MD, Matthew G. Hartwig, MD, and Varun Puri, MD, MSCI, about new ways to assess organ quality, technologies to increase their viability, and ways to better match donors and recipients.
Bryan Berry was told he had 60 days to live. He needed a new liver. Then he was told he also need a kidney. Bryan tells his incredible story and advocates for everyone to become organ donors in today's conversation on the Good Eye Podcast. Bryan also talks about UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing) and the organization that so inspired him he decided to change careers and work on its behalf, Synapse, in this latest Good Eye Podcast installment of "Synapse Stories" featuring Bryan Berry. unos.org synapsehubs.com goodeyepodcast.com
Bella, the President and Founder of Alexander’s Hope, has a long-standing history of non-profit work and volunteering. At the age of 12, she traveled to Uganda where her heart was opened to non-profit work. She saw the world through a new lens and was inspired by the people she met who were not brought down, but rather up, by their life circumstances. Bella’s younger brother, Alexander, is the kindest person she knows. In 2017, the lives of the Chaffey family were forever changed. At the age of 19, Alexander began experiencing chest pain that was attributed to panic attacks. For several months, he worked to alleviate his “anxiety” yet experienced another “panic attack”. That summer, the family vacationed to Arches National Park. Half-way through their descent down, Alexander experienced intense chest pain and was unable to continue hiking. Bella and her sister, Sophia, ran in search of a park ranger. Alexander was carried out of the park on a stretcher; believing that this was another panic attack, the Chaffey’s finished out their vacation. Knowing Alexander was suffering something beyond panic attacks, his mom pursued additional evaluation. Alexander was immediately referred to medical imaging and was ultimately taken by ambulance to UW Medical Center where he was diagnosed with a bicuspid aortic valve and was in dire need of a heart valve replacement. Too weak for surgery, Alexander was taken for a coronary angiogram. During the scan, his heart stopped, and he was resuscitated. Ultimately, Alexander received a heart valve replacement and was placed on ECMO. Within one week, doctors concluded that Alexander needed a heart transplant. His heart was removed, he received an artificial heart and was placed on the transplant list. Miraculously, within eight days, a donor heart was found for Alexander. The mission of Alexander’s Hope is to spread awareness of organ donation and to alleviate misconceptions. They are working with the state of Washington to update Driver’s Ed videos discussing organ donation, targeting youth when applying for their driver’s license. Alexander’s Hope partners with Nick of Time, an organization that provides EKGs to high schools to test for undiagnosed heart conditions and teaches CPR and AED operation. Bella’s ultimate dream for Alexander’s Hope is a truck or physical space to enable screenings and to extend the reach internationally. To the approximately fifty-percent of Americans who are not organ donors, Bella would like to clear up misconceptions, share Alexander’s story - and those like him - whose lives were saved by the gift of an organ donation, and stories of those who did not receive an organ. On average, 21 people die daily waiting for an organ. One donor can transform the lives of 75 people. Resources Alexander’s Hope Donate Life Nick of Time Organ Donor United Network for Organ Sharing
One deceased organ donor can save up to 8 lives. Yet, on average, 20 people on the United Network for Organ Sharing waiting list die each day because so few organs are available. On this episode of Lifespan, we hear from Kelly Nottingham, who donated a kidney to her mother; David Burke, who received a liver from a deceased donor; and Cynthia Tindongan, who donated a kidney to a stranger.
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Coroner and Medical Examiner Offices play an important role in the organ and tissue donation process. Since all unexpected deaths require Coroner or Medical Examiner review, their cooperation and support is vital for ensuring successful organ and tissue donations, benefiting thousands of transplant recipients each year. What is an OPO? In the United States, an organ procurement organization (OPO) is a non-profit organization that is responsible for the evaluation and procurement of deceased-donor organs for organ transplantation. There are 58 such organizations in the United States, each responsible for organ procurement in a specific region, and each a member of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), a federally mandated network created by and overseen by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). The individual OPOs represent the front-line of organ procurement, having direct contact with the hospital and the family of the recently deceased donor. Once the OPO receives the consent of the decedent's family, it works with UNOS to identify the best candidates for the available organs and coordinates with the surgical team for each organ recipient. OPOs are also charged with educating the public to increase awareness of and participation in the organ donation process. Episode Guest In this episode, I talk with Midwest Transplant Network about the need the C/ME system to work closely together and what that can mean to the people needing a donation. We discuss what types of donation can be made and what most OPO's are wanting to see from the C/ME network across the country. Medicolegal Death Investigation - Online Academy Coroners, Medical Examiner Investigators, Police, and Forensic students. This hybrid course looks at death investigation from a combined perspective of law enforcement and medicolegal death investigations. MLDI online Academy is a Nationally Accredited online training designed to teach all aspects of death investigation and scene management. Unlike any other coroner training today, this course offers a blended learning style combining online self-paced video training, along with opportunities for live interaction with instructors several times throughout the program, and a unique private Facebook group open only to students of Coroner School™ where everyone can interact and ask questions. MLDI online Academy is a six-week guided course with certified instructors. However, at the end of the six weeks, you still have access to all videos, downloadable material, and the private Facebook group. You can return to the online school anytime to finish up the courses or as a refresher in certain topic areas. Medicolegal Death Investigation Scene Kit This exclusive first of its kind Medicolegal Death Investigation (MLDI) kit contains all the items you need to document and collect evidence from the most important piece of evidence at any death scene – The Body. Designed for Coroners, Medical Examiner Investigators, and anyone responsible to investigate and process a death. This kit is equipped to collect fragile evidence such as DNA and fibers, take post-mortem temperatures, document the scene through photography and sketching, as well as properly collect transport, and store material evidence. This MLDI Kit can be used in large agencies for multiple MDI’s or one single kit for smaller agencies. Packaged in a sturdy Pelican carry case with custom dividers and a pocketed pouch system. Built strong to withstand the demands from scene to scene. Click HERE for more information The Death Investigation Training Academy was founded to play an integral role in the death investigation community. The need for quality accredited training is in short supply and high demand. Using a combination of classroom training, live on site scenario exercises, and web-based training, the Death Investigation Training Academy is filling the need of 21st-century investigators.
I'm so excited to have my friend Liz Strom here today on the Pursue Your Spark Podcast. Liz is an author, life coach, a double organ transplant survivor, a speaker, a mom, a mentor, and she helps empower women to go from stuck and stressed, to free and able. That sounds right down my alley. Welcome to the show, Liz. I'm so pumped that you're here! Liz Strom: Thank you. Heike: Liz, can you tell us more about yourself. Liz Strom: Yes, that's what I do. I take people from stuck and stressed, to free and able. A lot of it has to do with envisioning, planning, organizing, and reorganizing life. There's a lot that's happened in my own life that I decided I need to help other people get there. Heike: You shared with me that you're the creator of EnVision and a forthcoming book called Led By The Unseen. How do they tie in with your company or your work at that point? Liz Strom: Led By The Unseen is a book that I'm currently writing. The various chapters in that book talk about different things in life that help lead you forward that you can't necessarily see, and it could be something motivational, something spiritual. People that move you forward maybe that you have never met. People that move you forward that come in passing, as well as friends, teachers, leaders, coaches, whatever it is that you have in your life. The different ways in which you receive guidance and motivation is explained throughout the book using my life. That's Led By The Unseen. EnVision is a program I use within my coaching, and Creative Calm Solutions, LLC is my company. The EnVision part of it is to put people "in" and "vision." In their vision, and it helps them to see what's possible in their life. We do a lot of visualization, and we take people to where they think their future should be, and we sit in the moment, and we talk about what it looks like, what it feels like, what it smells like, who they're with, all the different aspects. Then we decide, "Is it really what you wanted in life? Is this really what you're envisioning? Is this really what feels right to you?" If it's not, we tweak the vision a little bit, so it becomes more perfect if you will. There's no such thing as really perfect, but perfect for them at the moment. Then we work towards it. We create a plan so that they can have a feel better life along the way. Heike: Do you mostly work with women, men, or both? Liz Strom: I work with both, but most of my clients are women in their mid-30s and above, but I do have a lot of clients of all age ranges, from 17 to 82. A lot of people just feeling like they're feeling stuck and stressed, or they're not sure what their next steps are going to be. For example, my 17-year-olds don't know what they want to do in college, or what field of studies to pick up, and I'll help them with that, or sometimes they just want to travel, and they're trying to decide which path to take. All the way to my beautiful 82-year-old clients who are trying to figure out what their next steps in life are after they've been through an entire career. Maybe not a career, but staying home with their children and their grandchildren, and feeling like there's something else they should be doing in life, and so we create sessions around that, figure out their next steps and what makes them feel better, and what they should be doing. I also speak at corporate events, and I facilitate workshops for men and women within those companies to do some stress management work. Heike: What did you do before you became the creator of Creative Calm Solutions? Liz Strom: What didn't I do? I did a lot. I found myself in a lot of support roles. I was an executive assistant to different presidents of different companies, people who owned their businesses, which was fantastic for me because I got to learn the ropes kind of the hard way, figure out what works and what doesn't for them. I realized what I wanted to do, what I didn't want to do, watching their processes. I was also a senior sales manager for Hilton, so I was able to go and meet different people from all over the place. Getting to know people of all different backgrounds and upbringings opened up a lot of things in my mind, and I'm able to reconnect with those people now, which is exciting. A lot of it was being kind of the right hand to somebody else. Figuring out what I wanted to do with my own life, in that role. Heike: Which brings me to how we met because she was also the operations instigator of the DC Salsa Meetup. Many, many years back, when Liz, and Mario, and Kathy started the Salsa Meetup Group, I joined the group with such amazing, fun people, dancing salsa all over the DC Metro area. Are you still doing that? Liz Strom: I still am. I love it. I love to see people doing what moves them. You just see people smiling all over the place, learning something new, stepping out of their comfort zone, and there's such a mix of people on the dance floor. Besides the background work of accepting members, sending out messages, and coordinating events, which was fun, I got to be in the front hall, and anytime someone came in, I was the warm, happy face at the front of the door. I would connect other people, and a lot of time I just met some great people like you at these meetups, and I kept in touch. I wanted to tie everyone together; whether it was at my house, events, potlucks, dinners to now this, we're coming together in this capacity. It's so amazing. Heike: That is just so fantastic because I remember the days when I was still very active in salsa, which I've now moved into Argentine tango, but I'm still friends with the core group from maybe 10, 12 years ago. Then we meet again in renewed capacities of in business. Liz Strom: Yeah, absolutely. Heike: Now, during our time together, you met a man named Rolo. We all were super excited that you met somebody so special, so tell us about your lovely husband, and you've mentioned you have a daughter. Liz Strom: Yes, I do. My daughter is 17. She's an amazing, creative soul, and right now she's in high school, so it's nice and quiet in the house. I can have a nice office meeting with you today. My husband Rolo, his real name is Rolando. He is an amazing soul all on his own, and he's also into empowerment and motivation, and he supports me along my journey but has his own things going on, which I love. We both keep busy in positive ways, and when we join together, we kind of create this different force. He has a very different way of going on about life than I do, but it's kind of streamlined. He brings something else to the table that I'm not used to, and I love seeing, and he's just such an open, loving soul. The funny thing is, I met him through a friend from DC Salsa Meetup named Lisha, and she used to be one of the organizers also, so a happy face at the door. Heike: Great! Liz Strom: She moved to San Francisco for the next phase in her life. She made friends there, and I went out to surprise her one year for her birthday, and there Rolo was, just sitting there talking to me. We were friends before anything else began, and then it moved quickly after that. Heike: I remember when we first met him, everybody was, "What? How did she find this guy? They're perfect together." Liz Strom: Admittedly, I was resistant to dating for a long time, especially in the salsa scene, because I was an organizer, and I kind of didn't want to get tied up in dating somebody. Maybe it wouldn't work out, and I didn't want to be that one that they did not want to see at events or whatever it was. I held back for a long time with that dating part of my life, and then when I met him, it was just all walls down. There was nothing to be worried about. He just made me feel at ease immediately, and he said I did the same for him. It was a great pairing of two whole people coming together, creating something else. Heike: I think that came at the right time, because as I shared earlier, you're a double organ transplant survivor, and you're dealing with quite a few health challenges. Liz Strom: Right. Heike: Do you want to talk about that? Liz Strom: Yeah, absolutely. It's part of my journey, and part of why I became a life coach. I have struggled with health issues all my life. I had type two diabetes since I was a child, so most of my growing up contained a lot of restrictions. No eating this, no eating that. Having to take blood tests four times a day at certain times, and insulin injections at certain times. From having low blood sugar reactions to having high blood sugars. Not understanding why, and then eventually understanding why. I was a kid, so I would just eat whatever I wanted to. To have a lot of challenges later in life. Not so much that I was out of control, but because diabetes is a small blood vessel disease that damages things along the way after so many years of having it. When I met Rolando, he was saying he wanted to date. I was holding back in that aspect because I knew I was getting "sicker and sicker." He told me, "I'm with you because you're you, not because you're sick or you're healthy." I trusted him from that point on, and he was with me the day that I found out my kidney was dying. Heike: I remember that. Yeah. Liz Strom: Yeah. It was a tough time, but I had been through so much in life, and I knew I could get through that. I wasn't sure what it was going to look like, so I went through the process with Rolando. Thankfully I was put at the top of the list in my area for organ recipients, and I received a "brand new," kidney and pancreas almost five years ago. Here I am today. I have no diabetes, and I am alive. No dialysis, no problems with my kidneys right now. All my levels are wonderful and going through that process; I knew I had to do something bigger. I couldn't just get away with having these new organs, and not do something with my life. I always wanted to be the one that was known for helping others and developing plans, and my friends come to me for that. I thought, "I need to do this." I needed to train and get there to do what I needed to do, and that's what I'm doing now. I train under Tony Robbins, and Chloe Madanes, Mark and Magali Peysha, as well as Marie Forleo, Danielle LaPorte, so many other beautiful leaders, and they, have opened my eyes to what's possible in that aspect of coaching. Here I am. I began my own coaching business. I help people with their careers, relationships, stress management, feeling better with whatever's going on currently, if they have health conditions or limitations. That's where my health has taken me. Through all that I've been through, I'm trying to lead other people through it also. Heike: What is your most significant limitation at the moment physically? Liz Strom: Physically, I have very low blood pressure. I don't go dancing for that reason, or I dance to really slow songs that make my soul light up. In that capacity, I still have to move and stay healthy, mainly because I have this second chance with the new organs. I do things like 5Rhythms dancing, which helps connect you with your body to figure out what you're feeling, and releasing of emotions, and also taking on the better, bigger ones. I do chair yoga. I do floor yoga, all sorts of things. Sometimes I do regular yoga holding onto a chair, and doing the best that I can. Heike: I think that's so commendable, because you have such a challenge with all your organs and the dizziness, the sight, and all of this, that you are just not beaten down and give up. I am so crazy proud of you. Liz Strom: Thank you. Heike: My heart just sings when I see people who thrive despite all the crap they have to go through. Liz Strom: Yeah. We all go through things, and nobody I know has had an easy life. I thought, "Well, I know people who have gone through way worse." For example, I've had periods of anemia where I have to go to the hospital, and I have to sit in an infusion clinic and get some iron. Of course, I was complaining at 6:45 AM, going to the hospital, sitting there for 20 minutes to get infusions. When I got there, I'm sitting with children that have leukemia, other sorts of cancers, sitting there for their entire day, and smiling. I said to myself, "You better stop complaining. Do something. Make them feel better. They're going through way worse things than you are." There's always somebody going through something different, bigger, whatever it is. You have to make sure you make it through, and if you've made it through, do something more significant with your life, and that's what I decided to take on and do. Heike: Because you're also involved with some organizations that you support. Tell us more about it. Liz Strom: Absolutely. The United Network of Organ Sharing, the National Kidney Foundation, and the American Diabetes Association. I don't know where I'd be if they hadn't published all the information they had online and done all of these charity fundraisers to be able to fund research and events for people going through things as I do. I thought, "I need to give back to those organizations who can make a greater impact nationally, internationally." I decided that through my coaching and my workshops, I give a percentage back to these different organizations. Sometimes it's directly to a patient group. Sometimes it's giving of materials that I have or any kind of services I have to offer. A lot of the times it's the small bit of monetary give back that I can give. I support organizations across the board. Those are the three that I mainly associate with and try to give back for. This year, I'm doing something called The Goddess Workshop. We are funding clean water efforts. We would all not be here if we didn’t have clean water to drink, so this year we decided to start there. I wouldn't be able to, for sure, because with kidney disease, you need to continually drink water, stay hydrated, keep everything healthy. I went to the cellular level of it all and said, "Okay, what can I do on that aspect, to help other people and other children all around the world get cleaner water access?" This year's workshop is dedicated to that. Heike: I'll put the links in the notes for the listeners so they can contact you or find out more about the clean water movement. Liz Strom: Thank you. Heike: That's so amazing. Speaking of clean water, what do you eat, Liz? How do you nourish your body? How careful do you have to be? Liz Strom: The great thing about not having diabetes anymore is that I can eat whatever I want. That's including fruits, any time of the day that I want because as a child, you couldn't do that. Fruits have natural sugar that’s called fructose that raises blood sugar. I couldn't eat that. Now I can. Same thing with milk. If I wanted to put milk in my coffee, I can. Milk has lactose, a long-acting sugar. With kidney disease, for me personally, there are no restrictions. I'm a vegetarian, and the funny thing is, I eat lots and lots of vegetables, and I also eat seafood, milk, and cheese. When I first had surgery, the surgeons told me, "Okay, you have to watch potassium. Don't eat high potassium foods." Of course, that took away everything I was typically used to eating. Spinach, asparagus, tomatoes, all these things. But I'm able to now. Everything is evened out, so I eat whatever I want, but I'm mainly a vegetarian. I eat lots of fruits and vegetables throughout the day, as well as baked goods. I don't restrict myself because that would feel just like I did when I was a child, very restricted. Heike: Now, I have to say this, because I follow Liz also on Instagram, so you guys have to follow Liz on Instagram because you know then what she eats. She goes out and eats the most fabulous food, and you think, "Can she eat all this?" And I tell you, what we heard now is, yes you can. But I'm always amazed at your pictures. Liz Strom: Yeah. Absolutely. You have to infuse your life with things that feel good, experiences that make you feel open and amazing. Literally, I would go on Instagram and put "fun places to eat NYC" as a hashtag and find all the different pictures. I would find somewhere and say, "That's where I want to go." Screenshot it, create a date out of it, and seek it out. This past weekend, for example, I found this beautiful tiny shop in Chinatown called Sweet Moments NYC, and they have the coolest cream art on top of your coffee or tea. There are little happy faces on it. Who couldn't smile? I fill my life with that, and I also teach my clients to do the same thing. You have to make it happen. Plug it into your calendar. Create these sort of trips. You don't want to have regrets later, and this is the way to do it. Live passionately. Seek out these things. For me, it's traveling, finding these fun little foods on Instagram, or maybe it's a whole meal at these fabulous hotels that I stay in every once in a whole with my husband and daughter. They're also enjoying it, and they're going to live with no regrets or as few regrets as possible. This is the fun I have in life, and yes, no restrictions. I can't admit to eating the whole thing of pasta that you see; sometimes I portion it out. Heike: I just remember the little dumplings that you posted this weekend on Instagram. Guys, you have to see that. Oh my god. Makes you want to jump in and eat it. Liz Strom: Yes, we went to a dim sum place in New York, and we were so excited. When they brought out the egg custard tarts, they were these little piggies, and you just couldn't help but smile. Heike: That's so fun. That was my next question. What ignites your fire? What sparks your day? What recharges you? Liz Strom: Food is one of them. Travel is another. People, I love people. I'm an extrovert primarily, with a lot of introverted tendencies. I like to do a lot of introspection and things, but I love people. I love sunshine. I infuse this into my life on a daily basis. I can tell you the first thing I think about is the cup of coffee I'm going to make, because that lights me up, and having little things plugged in through my day. Having conversations with people like you that are amazing, that lights me up. I love YouTube, so I'll go on there and find different people who are inspiring, listen to their stories, and it lights me up to do something more. Water; can't live without water. Movement, music. I love dancing in my own way now, so I'll turn up the music and dance in between chores or cleaning. Heike: Oh, you should come to my house, dance a little bit around my house. Liz Strom: Well, I make my husband and my daughter dance with me too. I can't take all the credit for that, but I add it in. I just infuse it into my daily life. From the small things, from my coffee in the morning to great things, like going to conferences for people who move me, and taking that and using it with my clients, so many things in between. Heike: I know that we both share a love for traveling because I always check where Liz has been, and then I see the pictures she had, and how she got there. So you just recently went Milan correct? Liz Strom: Yes. Heike: I said, "Wow, you went to Milan, just out of the blue?" And she says, "This lights me up. This recharges me. Traveling, seeing new things, eating different foods." Along your travels, you have some gorgeous pictures of you. Liz Strom: Absolutely. We went to Milan, and this was on a whim. We found a great deal, so I just went with my BFF. We created some plans around it and other things we just did on a whim. People watching, different cafes. A lot of people think of Milan, Italy's experience to be buying expensive things. My Milan experience was, "Let's hire a photographer, take pictures of the big, beautiful Duomo in the background to remember the cathedral that we visited, and climb the steps all the way to the top." Heike: Wow. Liz Strom: Then we stood at the top, and looked over the entire city. We took a day trip to Switzerland, and we went up the Alps in a little red train, and just really enjoyed what we were doing. Heike: I love it. You just sparked me up. When I look at your Instagram and your Facebook, you always make me smile. You make me think with thoughtful posts, and spark my imagination. That's why I'm so happy that we are in touch, that we are friends, that I can get some of your energy and pass some of my energy on to you. It's so, so important to be around people like that because we hear a lot of negativity from people - how stressed they are, any of their problems. But to stay on top of that, and overcome this negativity, this stress, the unhappiness, is a hurdle for us too. We're not just always like, "Yoo-hoo." Happy people. We have our ups and downs. Heike: Tell us, what is your plan for the future? Where do you see yourself going with your company? Liz Strom: You have to start with the small tidbits if you will. Right now, I'm trying to finish everything I can with Tony Robbins and Chloe Madanes. I knew right after all of these training sessions ended with Tony Robbins I had to do something else to move me, so I'm going to do yoga challenges, and I'm going to go to more events, and things that move me. Next year, I already have three significant events that I want to attend and go to, so I decided to plug that into my calendar already. Tickets are not available, but I know what day those open, and I can plan that. Then in my business, through all the experiences that I've had under my belt, as well as what I'll learn going forward, I know I can make that explode. Right now, I know I'll be speaking to more companies, helping their employees to manage their stress. I can't tell them to reduce it, but I can help the management manage that to create more of a work-life balance. I know that I'll be traveling more doing that. There are many, many, many companies in the Washington, D.C. area, but I know that I have not to limit myself there, so I envision myself traveling more, doing these workshops, meeting new people. Also, volunteering my time, because I don't only want to give back being paid if you will. I also want to be there for people. For example, with those cancer patients in the infusion area, I want to be able to sit with them, play games, make them feel better, whatever they have the energy to do, and volunteer in that aspect, and just sit and be with friends and family. I have these bigger plans, and then I have these smaller plans that I've plugged into my calendar, so there's a lot there. Heike: Yeah. What would you say as a takeaway for our listeners, for all the active ladies who pursue their spark? Liz Strom: Live passionately. That is one thing that strikes me today. I think every day I feel a little bit of this, "you have to live passionately" part. It can feel a little cliché because people don't know what to do with this "live passionately" thing in their lives. They want to, but they don't know how to do it. Plug it in. Find things that move you. Find events that move you. Whatever it is, plug that in in your calendar, find out when tickets come out, go, and that will be the starting point in your journey. Along the way, you'll find things that light you up, and you'll meet people that move you, and you'll go on Instagram and find those little foods, and that's the way you live passionately. Plugging these things in that you want to do, with the people you want to do it with. Don't leave it to chance, because you'll say, "Yeah, I want to go to the Beyonce concert, and probably with my best friend. Back to work." And they don't plug it in, and it never happens. Heike: Very true. Liz Strom: Live passionately, plug it in, and along the way, all these beautiful things will just kind of erupt, and your heart will keep exploding in these amounts, and life will feel a lot better to you. Plug it in, live passionately. Heike: Now, how can people who want to live passionately reach you? Liz Strom: Absolutely. I'm all over social media. I love connecting with people, even online. My website is www.LizStrom.com. My Instagram and Facebook are both pages are @LizStromOfficial. If you don’t like talking over the phone you can email me, or we can do face-to-face, whatever you prefer, my email is Liz@Lizstrom.com. Heike: I’ll, of course, post them all in the show notes, so don’t rush to get your pen and paper! I am so excited we made this happen after all this time. It just popped into my head that I wanted to share you with my audience. Liz Strom: Thank you so much. I am so very grateful for you, for all you do in the world. For all that are listening and want to do something more with your life, plug it in, make it happen, and it will. Heike: I love that. Liz Strom: Thank you. Heike: Yes. Thanks, and I'll see everybody else on the next Pursue Your Spark, and thank you again. Find Liz on Instagram Liz Strom.com See you next time, Heike Join The Art Of Igniting Your Spark CLICK HERE To share your thoughts: - Leave a note in the comment section - Ask a question over at heikeyates.com To help out the show: - Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and review are so appreciated, and I read each one. - Subscribe to iTunes or get the mobile app to get the latest updates Not sure how to leave a review on iTunes?
1. Blood must be real. There's no substitute. We need donors. 2. Organs go to the sickest--not the richest--patients. K-LOVE's Tracey Lynn gets the facts from Chris Hrouda of the American Red Cross and Anne Paschke of the United Network for Organ Sharing
1. Blood must be real. There's no substitute. We need donors. 2. Organs go to the sickest--not the richest--patients. K-LOVE's Tracey Lynn gets the facts from Chris Hrouda of the American Red Cross and Anne Paschke of the United Network for Organ Sharing
Dr. Waterman discusses the Explore Transplant nonprofit, the UNOS Kidney Transplant Learning Center, and her experiences at the White House Transplant Summit Project.
Rebecca Cooney discusses organ donation and distribution in the US with David Mulligan, chair of the Liver and Transplant Committee for United Network for Organ Sharing.
There are many who need a kidney transplant, but there are simply not enough donors.A kidney transplant is needed when one (or both) of your kidneys is infected and needs to be replaced by a healthy kidney from another person. A kidney transplant can come from a living or deceased donor.According to the United Network for Organ Sharing, there are 100,602 patients who are currently waiting for a kidney transplant.Unfortunately, the supply does not meet the demand; there are simply not enough donors. The trouble is finding an eligible donnor -- someone either living or deceased who matches your blood type.How long do you typically have to wait for a kidney transplant?Many people have Type A blood, so there are more Type A donors than there are Type B or Type O. If you have Type A or Type AB, your wait time could be a three months to a year. Unfortunately, if you have a Type O blood, you can be waiting for three to seven years.Where you live and your age also plays a major role in who can donate and your waiting time. For example, if you're in your 20s or 30s, you want your new kidneys to last you at least another 30 to 40 years.Can a living donor decrease wait time?If someone in your family or circle of friends has the same blood type and a healthy kidney, they can reduce the wait time. Having a living donor also reduces your chances of needing dialysis.What else do you need to know about kidney transplants?Chief of kidney and pancreas transplantation at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, David Leeser, MD, shares what a kidney transplant is, who is capable of donating, the waiting time and what other factors contribute to getting a new kidney.
There are many who need a kidney transplant, but there are simply not enough donors.A kidney transplant is needed when one (or both) of your kidneys is infected and needs to be replaced by a healthy kidney from another person. A kidney transplant can come from a living or deceased donor.According to the United Network for Organ Sharing, there are 100,602 patients who are currently waiting for a kidney transplant.Unfortunately, the supply does not meet the demand; there are simply not enough donors. The trouble is finding an eligible donnor -- someone either living or deceased who matches your blood type.How long do you typically have to wait for a kidney transplant?Many people have Type A blood, so there are more Type A donors than there are Type B or Type O. If you have Type A or Type AB, your wait time could be a three months to a year. Unfortunately, if you have a Type O blood, you can be waiting for three to seven years.Where you live and your age also plays a major role in who can donate and your waiting time. For example, if you're in your 20s or 30s, you want your new kidneys to last you at least another 30 to 40 years.Can a living donor decrease wait time?If someone in your family or circle of friends has the same blood type and a healthy kidney, they can reduce the wait time. Having a living donor also reduces your chances of needing dialysis.What else do you need to know about kidney transplants?Chief of kidney and pancreas transplantation at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, David Leeser, MD, shares what a kidney transplant is, who is capable of donating, the waiting time and what other factors contribute to getting a new kidney.
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is currently the third leading indication for liver transplantation (LT) in the U.S. and is predicted to become the leading indication for LT in the near future. The trends in NASH-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among LT recipients in the U.S. remain undefined. We performed a retrospective cohort study to evaluate trends in the etiology of HCC among adult LT recipients in the U.S. from 2002 to 2012, using national data from the United Network for Organ Sharing registry. From 2002-2012, there were 61,868 adults who underwent LT in the U.S., including 10,061 patients with HCC. The total number and proportion of HCC LT recipients demonstrated a significant increase following the implementation of the Model for Endstage Liver Disease (MELD) scoring system in 2002 (3.3%, n?=?143 in 2000 versus 12.2%, n?=?714 in 2005 versus 23.3%, n?=?1336 in 2012). The proportion of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related HCC increased steadily from 2002 to 2012, and HCV remained the leading etiology of HCC throughout the MELD era (43.4% in 2002 versus 46.3% in 2007 versus 49.9% in 2012). NASH-related HCC also increased significantly, and NASH is the second leading etiology of HCC-related LT (8.3% in 2002 versus 10.3% in 2007 versus 13.5% in 2012). From 2002 to 2012, the number of patients undergoing LT for HCC secondary to NASH increased by nearly 4-fold, and the number of LT patients with HCC secondary to HCV increased by 2-fold. Conclusion: NASH is the second leading etiology of HCC leading to LT in the U.S. More important, NASH is currently the most rapidly growing indication for LT in patients with HCC in the U.S.
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