NEW! (10/4/17) My KidneyTalk podcast interview with Lori Hartwell from Renal Support Network!

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July 5th, 2016

22 people die in America every day waiting for a life-saving organ. I was one of the lucky ones, receiving kidney transplants from my mother in 1988, and then my husband, Kevin, in 2011.

Apple has adding the option to register with Donate Life by clicking a new button within the iPhone's Health app.

Thanks, Apple! Keep spreading the word about organ donation!

Apple urges organ donation via new iPhone software. - LA Times

Apple urges organ donation via new iPhone software. - LA Times

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