March 2, 2020: Whenever the examiner at the driver license office asked Erica Shields if she wanted to register to be an organ donor, she was quick to answer. “I would always say no,” Shields said. “No, no, no, no, no.” Then something happened that caused Shields to have a change of heart. Her son, […]
January 22, 2019: Nearly 113,000 people in America are waiting for life-saving transplant surgeries. The sad truth is that many of them will die waiting. There are not enough registered organ donors to meet the need. Why? Myths about organ donation are a large part of the problem. There are myths about everything from the […]
https://lifequestfla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/MythBuster-Thumbnail.jpg7201280Pamela Rittenhousehttps://lifequestfla.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/lifequest_logo.pngPamela Rittenhouse2020-01-22 16:04:412020-01-27 07:14:40Heard that Myth about Organ Donors?
January 2, 2020: When the inner core of Hurricane Michael slammed into Panama City Beach, Fla., last October, Dr. Marlene East, a licensed mental health counselor, was at her house a stone’s throw from the Gulf of Mexico. Construction inside her new home was not yet complete, but she was confident its infrastructure would withstand […]
December 20, 2019: LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services was the first organ procurement organization (OPO) in Florida to recover a heart for transplant from a donor after circulatory death. Until recently, hearts were only recovered for life-saving transplantation from organ donors who had been declared brain dead. Several U.S. organ transplant centers have been approved to […]
November 1, 2019: Every life has equal value. Every creature deserves the chance to live a healthy and productive life. These principles have guided Sarah Podobinski for as long as she can remember. “I don’t see anybody’s life being of lesser value than anyone else,” Podobinski said, the casualness in her voice a sharp contrast […]
October 13, 2019: Immense sadness and tears. That is what I had expected to find at a recent gathering of donor and recipient families held at Pensacola Yacht Club. It was my first time attending the annual event, In Celebration and Remembrance, hosted in part by LifeQuest. “Bring lots of Kleenex,” a friend advised. So […]
September 11, 2019: For Vincent Alderson, promoting organ donation was about more than just doing his job. It was about creating a lasting movement of goodwill. Mission accomplished. A memorial stands in the main hallway of Orange Park Medical Center due in large part to the efforts of our friend and co-worker who served as […]
A Change of Heart
/in Articles /by Kathleen GieryMarch 2, 2020: Whenever the examiner at the driver license office asked Erica Shields if she wanted to register to be an organ donor, she was quick to answer. “I would always say no,” Shields said. “No, no, no, no, no.” Then something happened that caused Shields to have a change of heart. Her son, […]
Heard that Myth about Organ Donors?
/in Articles /by Pamela RittenhouseJanuary 22, 2019: Nearly 113,000 people in America are waiting for life-saving transplant surgeries. The sad truth is that many of them will die waiting. There are not enough registered organ donors to meet the need. Why? Myths about organ donation are a large part of the problem. There are myths about everything from the […]
Perseverance
/in Articles /by Kathleen GieryJanuary 2, 2020: When the inner core of Hurricane Michael slammed into Panama City Beach, Fla., last October, Dr. Marlene East, a licensed mental health counselor, was at her house a stone’s throw from the Gulf of Mexico. Construction inside her new home was not yet complete, but she was confident its infrastructure would withstand […]
LifeQuest Recovers Florida’s First DCD Heart
/in Articles /by Kathleen GieryDecember 20, 2019: LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services was the first organ procurement organization (OPO) in Florida to recover a heart for transplant from a donor after circulatory death. Until recently, hearts were only recovered for life-saving transplantation from organ donors who had been declared brain dead. Several U.S. organ transplant centers have been approved to […]
A Culture of Giving
/in Articles /by Kathleen GieryNovember 1, 2019: Every life has equal value. Every creature deserves the chance to live a healthy and productive life. These principles have guided Sarah Podobinski for as long as she can remember. “I don’t see anybody’s life being of lesser value than anyone else,” Podobinski said, the casualness in her voice a sharp contrast […]
In Celebration and Remembrance
/in Articles /by Kathleen GieryOctober 13, 2019: Immense sadness and tears. That is what I had expected to find at a recent gathering of donor and recipient families held at Pensacola Yacht Club. It was my first time attending the annual event, In Celebration and Remembrance, hosted in part by LifeQuest. “Bring lots of Kleenex,” a friend advised. So […]
A Job Well Done
/in Articles /by Kathleen GierySeptember 11, 2019: For Vincent Alderson, promoting organ donation was about more than just doing his job. It was about creating a lasting movement of goodwill. Mission accomplished. A memorial stands in the main hallway of Orange Park Medical Center due in large part to the efforts of our friend and co-worker who served as […]