Birthday brings both hope and uncertainty for transplant patient

When he takes the Great Basin Brewing Company stage for a special Sat., March 5, 2011 show that falls on his 49th birthday, singer-songwriter and transplant patient Brother Dan Palmer will naturally reflect on the dichotomy of two prevailing themes in his life: hope and uncertainty, a precarious, dare-to-dream way of living. Almost two years after liver failure led to three near-death episodes — followed by three miraculous revivals — the former northern Nevadan is embracing...

Teen Works to Raise Organ Donor Awareness

Lizzy Benson is spending her senior year at Wooster High School on a mission to save lives.  Benson, 18, has been working to get the word out to students and the community at large about becoming an organ donor. It’s her senior project and also her Girl Scout Gold Award project, but it’s also personal. “Our family friend had been waiting for about seven years for a liver transplant,” she said. “She didn’t get it and passed away, and she was only 28. About...