April is Organ Donation awareness month

Facts about Organ and Tissue Donation

• Currently over 95,000 are waiting for organ transplants and thousands more awaiting tissue transplants. People still die while waiting for organ transplants.
• One organ and tissue donor can potentially benefit 60 or more people.
• Organs and tissues recovered for transplantation include heart, liver, lungs, kidneys, pancreas, small intestines, bone grafts, skin grafts, heart valves, and corneas.
• Even if you have indicated that you wish to be an organ donor on your drivers license your family could still not fulfill your wishes. To ensure your wishes are carried out discuss your intentions to be a donor with your family.
• Donation does not alter the appearance of the body, it will not change funeral arrangements such as an open viewing.
• All major religions approve of organ and tissue donation and consider it an act of charity.
• No costs are incurred by the donor family for organ and tissue donation.