Life-Saving Stories: Organ Donation

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Malaysian woman saves lives of 6 people via organ donation 

 Altogether, the woman was able to donate a pair of corneas, two kidneys, and her liver. All 6 organ recipients saw their health improve and one of them even travelled from from another state to attend her wake.

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Nurse saves lives after death via organ donation 

Nurse Sulimah Gilong had registered as an organ donor in 2015. With her selfless generosity, she saved the lives of three patients who suffered from kidney and liver failure and gave the gift of sight to two others. 

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Malaysia's organ donation pledges surge to record high last year, biggest proportion came from KL

A record-breaking 52,004 individuals stepped forward to register for the posthumous procedure. Kuala Lumpur emerged as the organ donation capital with 2.7% of its population pledging to donate their organs followed by Penang, Johor, Selangor, and Perak in the top five. 

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Hong Kong organ donor register hits new high with more than 360,000 people signed up 

Hong Kong notched a record high of more than 360,000 registered organ donors as public awareness has improved.

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More than 4,500 pledges made through MySejahtera 

According to data from the Malaysian Health Ministry, more than 4,500 Malaysians pledged their organs through MySejahtera's 'Organ Donor Pledge' feature about a week after the feature's launch on September 6, 2022. 

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"Thank you, little angel"

Netizens express gratitude to the family of deceased new newborn infant in Shanghai whose generous kidney donation gives two sick babies second chances at life. Nicknamed baby "Yiyi", the little girl was barely a month old when she passed away on March 10. Early morning on March 11, medical staff gathered around the operating table to bow and salute her before removing her kidneys which were soon transplanted into two other seriously ill children, giving them and their families a second chance at life. 

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9/11 Nearly Stopped An Organ Donation To Houston. Now The Recipient Is In College

A newborn died overnight September 10, and the family made the difficult decision to donate its organs. Only the liver was usable. But in the early morning of September 11, a match was located in Houston... And that six-month old was in desperate shape with a failing liver. The transplant went smoothly, and baby Kareena is now 20 years old and in college.

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He saved five lives in his 60s

 “He said that when we pass away, we must put all of our assets to good use.” 

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13-year old Marquis Wood saved the lives of three young men

“I said yes to donation that day and that decision continues to give me much comfort. I know my son is a hero who saved the lives of three other kids. They walk the earth every day because of Marquis,” Markita (Marquis' mother) said. 

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9-year old Max, heart transplant recipient and campaigner

"The gift Keira (Max's heart donor) gave will be remembered by our family for ever.” 

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6-month old Caitlin saved by liver transplant from Jeff 

"There's definitely not a day that goes by that I don't think of her (Caitlin's) donor, and thank him for giving her a second chance."

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