"How our little boy lives on"; when Nicholas Green was shot to death in Italy, the world reacted with horror; then his parents launched a campaign for organ donation, and the world was moved by their courage in the face of grief

Article Abstract:

Reg and Maggie Green's 7-year-old son was shot to death in their car as they drove through the Italian countryside on Sep 29, 1994. Deciding to donate his organs was not a difficult decision for the couple, but it astonished much of the public, and they became national heros in Italy.

Cases, Crimes against, Behavior, Children, Murder, Donation of organs, tissues, etc., Tissue donation, Green, Nicholas, Green, Reg, Green, Maggie

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"My body was turning to stone." (woman with scleroderma)(includes related article on information sources)

Article Abstract:

A woman with scleroderma, a disease that causes tissues and organs to harden, describes how she has lived since 1984 with the disease, even though she could have died within three years. She had one complicated pregnancy and two fairly normal pregnancies.

Terminally ill persons, Terminally ill, Scleroderma (Disease)

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"What I sacrificed for my son."(mother of developmentally disabled boy; includes related articles)

Article Abstract:

The mother of a boy with autistic-like tendencies and learning disabilities gave up her career to put her son in a mixed-ability class and stay with him at school during the day. The child has improved socially and excels at mathematics.

Education, Mothers, Developmentally disabled children

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