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health2 years ago•5 min saved

Exclusive: Arizona Mom's Struggle with Three Toddler Heart Transplants.

Sara and Jason Siqueiros' three children were all diagnosed with restrictive cardiomyopathy before they were 4 years old and needed heart transplants to stay alive. Isabel was the first child to be diagnosed in January 2018, followed by her twin brothers, Jason and Jaxon. All three children have since received heart transplants and are doing well. The Siqueiros family is grateful for the donor families who made their children's transplants possible and honors them frequently.

via Yahoo Entertainment|

#childrens-health #donor-families #gratitude

crime2 years ago•2 min saved

Harvard Medical School faces backlash over alleged body thefts and trafficking.

Families of donors to Harvard Medical School are outraged and grieving after the alleged theft of body parts by the morgue's longtime manager and his wife. The couple is accused of selling off skin, bones, and brains from the bodies of donors, with prosecutors claiming that potential customers were even allowed inside the morgue to pick out which parts they wanted. Harvard has set up a hotline and sent letters to families of people who donated their bodies to the program, but families are still grappling with the allegations. Medical school morgues have no state or federal oversight, making them vulnerable to thefts, experts say.

via WBUR News|

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