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Lifeshare Oklahoma & the need for organ donations

Lifeshare Oklahoma & the need for organ donations

by Medwatch 7 | May 5, 2023 | Organ Donation

Did you know that one organ donation has the ability to save 8 people? And there’s almost 100,000 people waiting for a transplant. However a local organization is trying to help close that gap. The Comanche County Memorial Hospital held a flag raising ceremony for...
Lifeshare Oklahoma & the need for organ donations

Soldier becomes organ donor after passing

by Medwatch 7 | Apr 10, 2019 | Medwatch 7, Organ Donation

  April is National donate life month. One organ donor can save up to 8 lives. It’s a selfless act that can change someone else’s life forever. Alex Armstrong was a soldier who served in the military for a year. He was 18 years old when he passed away...
Lifeshare Oklahoma & the need for organ donations

Organ donor families honor loved ones with quilt

by Medwatch 7 | Jan 9, 2019 | Medwatch 7, Organ Donation

  Oklahoma has one of the highest number of registered organ donors in the country. However, there’s still about 700 people in the state, and 114,000 in the country waiting for their second chance at life. Melissa Alvillar’s father Brett Rankin, donated a kidney...

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