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Portland Resident Hoping to Donate Kidney to Black Recipient
When Alison Wiley saw a friend donated a kidney to a stranger, she became inspired to do the same. Wiley, a 59-year-old Southeast Portland resident, said she is motivated by her privilege as a healthy person to donate what is by far the most-needed...
Straight Talk: Oregon Lawmaker Donates Kidney to Stranger, Hopes to Inspire Otherso
Journalist Laural Porter, talks to DLNW Executive Director, Leslie Brock, and living kidney donor, Tiffiny Mitchell about the urgent need for kidney donors, and how Tiffiny saved five lives through a paired kidney exchange chain.
State Rep. Tiffiny Mitchell Completes Living Kidney Donation
Oregon State Representative Tiffiny Mitchell (D-Astoria, District 32) announced via email newsletter that on October 16 she completed the process of becoming a living kidney donor.
WELD-ers Promote Living Kidney Donations
In the PNW, there are more than 2000 people waiting for a kidney transplant. For one group of women, they'll do whatever it takes to get the word out about living kidney donation. For Hope Preston, it's her chance to share her story to inspire...
Bells Ring in Memory of Organ Donor Angels
Bonnie Anderson's daughter Kori was saved by a liver donor. In honor of organ donors, their families, and their sacrifices, Bonnie has taken on the cause of raising organ donation awareness in a most touching way -- making bells.
State Legislator Takes Break from Service to Donate a Kidney
For Tiffiny Mitchell, election to public office last fall cleared the way to reach another goal of saving a life with a very personal donation.
Rep. Mitchell Hopes Donating Her Kidney Will Educate Others About Live Donations
When Rep. Tiffiny Mitchell of Astoria won election to the Oregon House, one thing she realized is that now, she has a chance to do something she has long dreamed of -- saving a life by donating one of her kidneys. In October, that will happen.
Rep. Mitchell Hopes Donation Will Educate Others
After winning her Oregon House seat in November 2018, Rep. Tiffiny Mitchell immediately thought about becoming a living donor. She will use the break between the 2019 Legislature and the 2020 session to recover after donating a kidney.
Rep. Mitchell Prepares to Donate a Kidney
While in her late 20s, Astoria Democratic Representative Tiffiny Mitchell was tested to give a kidney to a close friend. While she wasn't a match then, the urge to save a life has never left her, and she is preparing to be part of a paired kidney...
State Rep Tiffiny Mitchell to be Living Kidney Donor
Citing the desire to give the gift of life to a person in need, Oregon State Representative Tiffiny Mitchell is planing to become a living kidney donor.