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Posts Tagged ‘Donors

11 Year Old Broadway “Lion King” Star Shannon Tavarez Dies From Leukemia…

November 2, 2010

11 year-old Broadway star of the Lion King, Shannon Tavarez has lost her fight against a rare form of leukemia Monday,succumbing to a blood clot in her brain. Katharina Harf, co-founder of the bone marrow donor center DKMS confirmed the news that the 11-year-old succumbed to her illness despite receiving groundbreaking treatment.(Source) Corbin Bleu,Alicia Keys, […]

Arrest in Medical Waste Shipments of Heads, Torsos Donated For Medical Research…Returned To Sender!!!

April 2, 2010

Not too much to say about this story other than…you can’t make this stuff up!!!! Here’s a story to consider when you fill out the DMV card authorizing donating your body to medical research after you pass away. Authorities are investigating the  New Mexico company Bio-Care that was supposed to have donated the organs in […]