Transplant gifts, 2016

[Fr Pat]

As new sources continue to be suggested, and old addresses corrected, here's a current update on all the resources we have found so far:

Medical Alert Bracelets, Pendants: (note: the National Kidney Foundation recommends that all one-kidney folks use one, to alert emergency medical responders to be careful with regard to kidney-toxic dyes, medications, etc.)
www.kidney.org Locate your local branch. Some will make you one for free, engraved as you instruct, while other branches have to charge a small fee.
www.creativemedicalid.com
www.survivalstraps.com
www.americanmedical-id.com
www.roadid.com
www.medicalert.org
www.laurenshope.com

shirts, caps, mugs, stickers, license plate frames, etc.:
www.transplantawareness.org
www.donationmerchandise.com
www.donatelife.net
www.cafepress.com
www.angelcove.us
www.zazzle.com/kidney+donation+gifts

www.etsy.com : type "kidney", "liver", "transplant", "organ donation", or such words in the "search" box and you will find all sorts of things

hopetracey@everydayimage.com will make coffee cups customized with dates, names or donors/recipients, etc.

www.iheartguts.com : plush stuffed kidneys, livers, etc.

JEWELRY:
www.lifestar.info
www.kidneyjewelry.com (recommended by several members)
www.gererousgems.com
www.kidney.org : matching donor/recipient split lapel pins, "I gave/received the gift of life". Type "pins" in search box.

FOOD:
www.visualanatomy.com sells hand-made chocolate kidneys and other organs.
kidney-shaped cookie-cutters at:
http://cookiecutter.com/store/p/1554-Kidney-Plast-Clusive-Cookie-Cutter-4-PCO189.aspx

Christmas-tree ornaments:
www.atomicjukebox.bigcartel.com/category/organ-donor-awareness

www.thinkgeek.com sells a white insulated lunch-carrier, with "Human Organ For Transplant" boldly printed on the outside. (depends on your sense of humor.)

[KristaRM]

This is wonderful- thanks for sharing!  :)

[Fr Pat]

Another (expensive) jewelry source: www.Tiffany.com. Look under "necklaces and pendants" and hunt around. They sell pendants with a single "kidney bean" of gold, silver or jade.

[Fr Pat]

Aluminum "bend on" bracelets saying "DONOR STRONG" are on sale from www.gearbubble.com at $19.95. They say it is a "limited time" offer.
   Fr. Pat

[Fr Pat]

Decals saying "Kidney Donor" with a drawing of a kidney, which can be put on car rear windows, coffee mugs, etc. can be purchased by going to www.ebay.com and searching "Kidney Donor Decal"
Bobbi-Jo Zarecki has had custom-made stickers about organ donation made at www.makestickers.com . At that site you can design your own organ donation stickers, large or small, in many shapes, and even include dates and names if you wish.

[Fr Pat]

     I have noticed that the connection listed above for "Organ Donation" type Christmas tree ornaments ("atomicjukebox...") does not seem to be working now. However www.donationmerchandise.com IS now selling a limited number of it's 2016 "Donate Life" ornament.
Go to the site and type "Donate Life 2016 Ornament" in the Search Box.
    Fr. Pat

[Fr Pat]

New item: crochet kidney. www.facebook.com/crochetbykt

[Fr Pat]

Another source of kidney donor decals is: Lindsaynicolebowlin@gmail.com . She can customize your decals with dates, names or symbols. Profits go to organ donation cause.

[Fr Pat]

Here's another source for lovely hand-made kidney donation necklaces: Holly (in Canada) at randygul@telus

[Fr Pat]

Another source for medical identification bracelets for U.S., Canada, Australia and Britain is www.identifyyourself.com . They are presently developing better identification products for kidney donors.

[Michael]

Here is information on medical IDs for living donors prepared by American Medical ID with input from LDO members: https://www.americanmedical-id.com/living-organ-donors

You can receive a 10% discount (5% on gold) by entering the code LDO2017 at check out. (LDO receives no compensation from American Medical ID.)

[Fr Pat]

Interested in organ donation Christmas tree ornaments?
www.zazzle.com/organ+donor+ornaments

www.cafepress.com/+kidney+donor+ornaments

www.donationmerchandise.com  click "New products" to find the 2018 ornament and cards.