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Teen continues recovery after lung transplant – April 13, 2013
Teen continues recovery after lung transplant – the Waterloo Region Record; Saturday, April 13, 2013 http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/917664–kayla-baker-recovering-in-sick-kids-hospital Kayla Baker, a week after getting a lung transplant, continues to recover from her latest surgeries at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto. “They are slowly letting her wake up from all the medications that have kept her sleeping [...]
Time to talk about organ donations – Cambridge Times
Great article on LDAA and the Go Green for Kayla campaign http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news/local/article/1602719–time-to-talk-about-organ-donations-recipient
Time to talk about organ donations: recipient – April 10, 2013
Time to talk about organ donations: recipient – the Cambridge Times, Cambridge, Ontario http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news/local/article/1602719–time-to-talk-about-organ-donations-recipient It may not be a comfortable conversation, but it’s an important one that’s taking place in many Cambridge households, and elsewhere, thanks to the courageous struggle of 14-year-old Kayla Baker. The local high school student recently underwent a lung transplant, [...]
‘Great news’ for Kayla after latest surgery – April 10, 2013
‘Great news’ for Kayla after latest surgery – the Waterloo Region Record http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/915776–cambridge-teen-back-in-surgery-after-lung-transplant Good riddance, Loretta. Kayla Baker, the Cambridge teen recovering from a life-saving lung transplant a week ago, doesn’t need your mechanical help any more. Following another two and a half hours of surgery at Toronto’s Sick Kids Hospital on Tuesday, she [...]
One kidney, two lives saved; Man donates organ to stranger to help ailing wife – April 8, 2013
One kidney, two lives saved; Man donates organ to stranger to help ailing wife – the Waterloo Region Record; written by Dianne Wood Linamar worker donates kidney to stranger to help wife – the Guelph Mercury http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/915570–kitchener-man-donates-kidney-to-stranger-to-help-ailing-wife Don Kraemer wanted to give his wife, Lori, the kidney she so desperately needed. But his kidney [...]
Organ donor registrations up after Kayla Baker campaign – April 8, 2013
Organ donor registrations up after Kayla Baker campaign – the Cambridge Times http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news/local/article/1602223–organ-donor-registrations-up-after-kayla-baker-campaign The struggle of Cambridge’s Kayla Baker, 14, is producing some very real results – 0nline organ donor registrations are on the rise. The local high school student recently underwent a lung transplant, after being on the waiting list for about two years, [...]
Cambridge goes green for Kayla Baker – April 5, 2013
Cambridge goes green for Kayla Baker – CTV News, Kitchener, Ontario; reported by David Imrie; Friday, April 5, 2013 http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/cambridge-goes-green-for-kayla-baker-1.1226500 (story and video) Nothing was left untouched in Cambridge on Friday. From lamp posts, to benches, to trees, everything was covered with a green bow. The bows represent hope; hope for Kayla Baker. The [...]
What does a second chance feel like for Kayla Baker? ‘Wonderful’ – April 5, 2013
What does a second chance feel like for Kayla Baker? ‘Wonderful’; Cambridge celebrates teen’s transplant with green ribbons – the Waterloo Region Record; Friday, April 5, 2013 http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/914396–what-does-a-second-chance-feel-like-for-kayla-baker-wonderful Susan Tremblett asked her daughter how she felt. “Wonderful,” Kayla Baker told her mom. That was on Thursday at Sick Kids hospital in Toronto, a [...]
Go Green for Kayla – April 5, 2013
Go Green for Kayla – CKGL-AM 570 News, Kitchener, Ontario http://www.570news.com/2013/04/04/go-green-for-kayla-this-friday/ The City of Cambridge is going green in support of Kayla Baker. The 14 year old teen underwent a lung transplant on Wednesday and her school, St. Benedicts is going green to show support for their fellow classmate. Green is the colour associated [...]
Cambridge teen receives lung transplant – April 4, 2013
Cambridge teen receives lung transplant – the Waterloo Region Record Cambridge teen receives life-saving transplant – the Guelph Mercury http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/912594–cambridge-teen-receives-lung-transplant Surgery went well Wednesday morning for a Cambridge teenager who received a desperately needed lung transplant in a Toronto hospital. Kayla Baker, 14, who has been on a transplant list for two years, got [...]
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