Organ and tissue donation helps others by giving them a second chance at life. “The national transplant waiting list hit 100,000 this year for the first time,” says John Davis, National Kidney Foundation CEO, “Most of the people on this list will wait too long for an organ and too many will die while waiting."
Identifying yourself as an organ and/or tissue donor is simple. Simply visit the Donate Life America website at donatelife.net and choose your state of residence to learn about the options in your area, which might include:
- Join your state's online registry for donation, if one is available.
- Declare your intentions on your driver's license.
- Sign a donor card, which is available at the bottom of this web page.
Signing a donor card, registry or driver's license is a good first step in designating your wishes about donation, but letting your family or other loved one's know about your decision is vitally important. That's because family members are often asked to give consent for a loved one's donation, so it's important that they know your wishes.
You can also consider being a living kidney donor. Living donation takes place when a living person donates an organ or part of an organ to someone in need of a transplant. The donor is most often a close family member, such as a parent, child, brother or sister. A donor can also be a more distant family member, spouse, friend or co-worker. Non-directed donors - those who donate anonymously and do not know their recipients - are also becoming more common. Learn more about living donation on NKF's website at www.livingdonors.org.
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Source: http://www.kidney.org/
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