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Good News: At 58, she’ll hit the…

June 2, 2023
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Tennessee organ donation models walk…

May 10, 2023
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How Belmont students are finding a…

March 1, 2023
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Healthcare workers race against time to…

February 20, 2023
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Tennessee Donor Services Saves 1,129…

February 15, 2023
NASHVILLE, TENN. — February 15, 2023: Tennessee Donor Services (TDS) announces a record-breaking year for organ and tissue donation in Tennessee. Organ…

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Canceled flights and weather causes…

January 13, 2023
Winter storms and the FAA grounding all flights could be the difference in a life or death…

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Be the Gift Campaign during the Vols…

January 9, 2023
The UT & VU teams have a challenge for you. They have a goal of registering 125,000 new Tennesseans as organ and tissue donors for the year and they need your…

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Sisters celebrate anniversary of kidney…

December 30, 2022
Carolyn Rogers donated her kidney to her sister, Patti, in September…

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West Tennessee woman in need of kidney…

December 20, 2022
And after being diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, one West Tennessee woman joined the fight and waitlist for one of the most needed…

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‘A priceless gift’: A local…

December 19, 2022
After being told by doctors Edwards would not make it. Humphrey says she was prepared to answer the call to donate his…

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She gave a kidney to save her…

November 21, 2022
In the early 1970s, about half of transplanted kidneys were rejected by recipients − but Patti Harris has lived a half century with her sister’s…

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Tennessee Donor Services surpasses goal…

October 1, 2022
Tennessee Donor Services announced this week that it registered 107,000 new organ and tissue donors in Tennessee last year, surpassing its goal of adding…

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The pain of the waitlist: What…

September 22, 2022
When most people think about organ donation, it involves an end-of-life decision. But more than ever, there is a need for living donors. Kidney donations are…

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Two hearts in one decade: 10-year-old…

September 21, 2022
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He died in a motorcycle crash at 18….

September 21, 2022
Gavin Cole, 18, signed up to be an organ donor when adding a motorcycle certification to his driver’s license. It was just four months before he died. A driver…

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The Gift: An in-depth look at organ…

September 19, 2022
This month, the United States hit a milestone — a world record, in fact: one million organ transplants. And behind each one is a story. We’re taking an…

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Fix inequity of Black people being…

September 19, 2022
The good news is the nation’s organ donation and transplant system recently has recommitted itself to making the system more equitable, particularly for…

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Local man encourages minority donors…

August 28, 2022
He contacted Tennessee Donor Services which helped guide him through the process of getting a new kidney. But Bryant says he received more than a kidney – he…

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Local mother shares how son’s…

August 22, 2022
“Talking with Jonathan and getting educated on it, because we knew nothing about it, it made us feel good for what he had to say because he really showed us…

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History in the making: Sumner County…

June 17, 2022
Through creative social challenges like #BeTheGift and community involvement, TDS hopes to challenge more Tennesseans to register to donate each…

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