Around the country, state organizations of Donate Life will hold events throughout the month to raise awareness for organ, eye and tissue donation.
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The symbols were woven into “Threads of Love” – a memorial quilt honoring those who saved the lives of others through organ and tissue donation – on display Saturday at the Lehigh Valley Active Life Center in Allentown. “We are so grateful to the Secretary of State and her staff for their dedication to improving and saving lives across the state”.
In addition, Holland Farms is supporting the Organ Donation Awareness Program by selling half-moon cookies with blue and green icing (the program’s colors) and Jazzman’s Café at the St. Luke’s Campus will be selling blue and green cupcakes throughout the month. More than one third of all deceased donors are age 50 or older and almost 8 percent are age 65 or older.
Sally Johnson, director of Organ Donation and Transplantation at NHS Blood and Transplant, said: “Educating and encouraging people to sign up for organ donation – that’s what our partnership with Tinder is all about”.
Dixie Madsen, public education manager at Intermountain Donor Services, said there are no official studies confirming the driver’s license trend in Utah, but according to driving instructors and driver’s license offices, the state is following that trend.
Now we must have an exact match to receive an organ from a donor, especially kidneys, but that may no longer be an issue.
However, after just three weeks, Jessica was diagnosed with two serious heart conditions and was faced with the reality that her only chance for survival was a heart transplant. Organ donation is relevant because there are always a number of people waiting for an organ transplant than there are suitable donors. Wednesday he took the time to thank the anonymous donor family yet again. Twenty-eight Arizona organ donors saved 87 lives.
“I think my dad would be really proud to be an organ donor, he’d do anything for anyone so it’s a fitting tribute”. These medical successes will pave the way for as many as 1,000 people a year in the United States to have access to life-saving transplants that would not have been possible before.
April has served as National Donate Life Month since 2003.
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Legacy of Life Hawaii and Project Vision will promote organ, eye and tissue donation at Kaunakakai School and Kalanianaole Hall on Moloka’i on April 9-10. More than ninety percent of Americans support organ donation, but only a fraction are registered to donate themselves.
