DONATE: SAVE A LIFE!

At the time of this post, over 98,000 persons are waiting to be saved.

Need outpaces availability by almost 2 to 1. Please Donate. We need them here, don't take them with you.

If you have decided to be an organ donor, please talk about it with your friends or family. If your family objects, doctors may not always honor wishes because your driver's license shows that you want to be a donor.

April, National Donate Life Month, is an opportunity to celebrate the tremendous generosity of those who have saved lives by becoming organ, tissue, marrow, and blood donors and encourage more Americans to follow their fine example.

Called upon are health care professionals, volunteers, educators, government agencies, faith-based and community groups, and private organizations to help raise awareness about the urgent need for organ and tissue donors throughout the Nation.

During this month, public and private organizations work together to educate more Americans about the importance of giving life. It is this time of the year when Americans are asked to make the decision to donate the “Gift of Life.”

Here are some links to information about donating organs:

http://www.donatelife.net

Organ and tissue transplants offer patients a new chance at healthy, productive, normal lives and return them to their families, friends and communities. You have the power to change someone's world by being a donor. It's about living. It's about Life.

Donate Life America is a not-for-profit alliance of national organizations and local coalitions across the United States dedicated to inspiring all people to save and enhance lives through organ, eye and tissue donation

To register to be an organ and tissue donor: (if you haven't yet, why not?)

http://www.save7lives.org

Check out the United Network for Organ Sharing for even more information.

UNOS brings together medicine, science, public policy and technology to facilitate every organ transplant performed in the United States. Every day, UNOS assists transplant doctors, patients, and members of the public by helping to ensure that organs are procured and distributed in a fair and timely manner.