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    10-year-old Mason stands on the Giants' field at AT&T Park where he catches a baseball that is tossed to him. He is a recipient of a living donor transplant. Play

    August 31, 2023 | Elizabeth Valente, Staff Writer

    Living Donor Transplant Survivor Takes Center Stage at Giants’ Donate Life Game

    10-year-old Mason is swinging for the fences and raising awareness of the importance of organ donation.

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    April 27, 2023 | Katie Chen

    Pediatric Transplant Patients Celebrate Gift of Life Through Art With Local Artist

    For Donate Life Month, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health transplant patients exercised their creative muscles to collaborate on a piece that would celebrate the gift of donation and the gift of life.

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    April 5, 2023 | Katie Chen

    A Father’s Love Provides a Gift for His Son and a Stranger

    An East Bay 8-year-old will soon need a kidney transplant. His parents were told they’re incompatible to donate to him, but an innovative program allowed his father to help.

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    February 28, 2023 | Katie Chen

    Transplant Patients Honored at Golden State Warriors’ Game

    Two Stanford Medicine Children’s Health patients stood on the floor of Chase Center next to their favorite NBA players during the Golden State Warriors vs. Portland Trailblazers game.

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    March 11, 2021 | Davia Gray

    Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Doctors Help Teen Live Well with Kidney Disease

    Since 7 years old, Reagan has braved dialysis, surgery, and even a kidney transplant to battle a disease called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS).

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    August 13, 2019 | John Kerner, MD

    San Francisco Giants Celebrate ‘Donate Life Day’

    On August 7, the San Francisco Giants held the 22nd Annual Organ Donor Awareness Day… Read more »

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    August 30, 2018 | Samantha Beal

    San Jose police officers deliver cheer to a patient awaiting heart transplant

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    August 1, 2017 | John Kerner, MD, Stanford Medicine Childrens Health

    San Francisco Giants celebrate “Donate Life Day”

    On July 26, the San Francisco Giants held their 20th Annual Organ Donor Awareness Day (now known as Donate Life Day).

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    November 16, 2016 | Kate DeTrempe, Stanford Medicine Childrens Health

    Breaking records and blazing trails: Pediatric Transplant Center

    On Friday, November 11, we announced a record month for transplant volume and on the same day, a cover story was published in the Silicon Valley Business Journal exploring the Center’s ascendance as the leading transplant program in the region.

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