The information below is from the Associated Press.
Donnie Wahlberg's Twitter skills have helped find a kidney for an ailing fan from Nashville, Tenn.
One of the New Kids on the Block singer's 183,000 followers on Twitter tweeted a link to a blog about a fan who desperately needed a kidney transplant. Donnie retweeted the plea in December and asked his fans to help Bobbette Miller.
The Boston Herald reports the request prompted a slew of calls to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and one of the callers was a match. Bobbette now is scheduled for a June transplant.
Donnie calls the success a team effort, saying it proves how valuable Twitter can be.
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Showing posts with label twitter. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Donate to NFT Via Twitter!
Twitter has created “Twonate,” a new platform for its users to contribute to their favorite charities. Donating to NFT is easy!
Simply enter your donation amount in our Twitter box on the right-hand side of the blog, or sign on to your Twitter account and tweet, “@twonate give $5 NFT here is my donation to help this charity.”
Kudos to Twitter for providing an easy way for people to support their favorite charities!
Visit Twonate's FAQ page to learn more. To find NFT on Twitter, click here!
Simply enter your donation amount in our Twitter box on the right-hand side of the blog, or sign on to your Twitter account and tweet, “@twonate give $5 NFT here is my donation to help this charity.”
Kudos to Twitter for providing an easy way for people to support their favorite charities!
Visit Twonate's FAQ page to learn more. To find NFT on Twitter, click here!
Monday, February 22, 2010
Man Finds Kidney Donor Via Facebook & Twitter
After coping with IGA Nephropathy for three years, Chris Strouth learned he needed a lifesaving kidney transplant. Chris had always been upbeat about battling his illness, which he called “Harold,” so when he learned of his need for a transplant, he immediately turned to his social networks.
"I need a kidney,” he wrote on Twitter. Later, he posted more detailed information on Facebook. Nineteen followers and friends quickly responded saying they would be tested as potential donors. Before long, Chris received a message from an acquaintance saying he was a match.
Scott Pakudaitis was one of those 19 people who was willing to be tested for Chris. The two men had met many years before as their paths crossed on the Twin Cities music scene when Scott was managing a band and Chris was the Director of Artists and Products for Twin/Tone Records.
December 1, after six months of dialysis treatments, Chris received a second chance at life, thanks to Scott’s selfless gift--the kidney Chris affectionately calls "William the Conqueror." How can you thank someone who give you a new lease on life? For Chris, he simply promises to live up to the potential Scott gave him.
"I need a kidney,” he wrote on Twitter. Later, he posted more detailed information on Facebook. Nineteen followers and friends quickly responded saying they would be tested as potential donors. Before long, Chris received a message from an acquaintance saying he was a match.
Scott Pakudaitis was one of those 19 people who was willing to be tested for Chris. The two men had met many years before as their paths crossed on the Twin Cities music scene when Scott was managing a band and Chris was the Director of Artists and Products for Twin/Tone Records.
December 1, after six months of dialysis treatments, Chris received a second chance at life, thanks to Scott’s selfless gift--the kidney Chris affectionately calls "William the Conqueror." How can you thank someone who give you a new lease on life? For Chris, he simply promises to live up to the potential Scott gave him.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Transplant Discussion Groups
Have you considered the benefits of finding a support group of others who also need transplants? Or maybe your child faces transplantation and you’d like to talk to other parents. Talking to others experiencing the same health crisis as you may really get you through a troubling time.
Visit these sites online to connect with other transplant candidates and recipients or transplant patients’ family members and friends:
Visit these sites online to connect with other transplant candidates and recipients or transplant patients’ family members and friends:
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