My News 2: How to become an organ donor
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Two guests talk about the importance of organ donation.Every 11 minutes another person is added to the national transplant waiting list. Carol Dolida was one of those people, needing both a kidney and a liver transplant. Here her story and find out how you can help save lives by becoming an organ donor.
More than 103,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for a life-saving transplant. That is more than fills the stands at Williams-Brice Stadium or Death Valley on game day. Unfortunately, an average of 18 of those on the waiting list will die each day before receiving a transplant. Approximately 900 people are on the South Carolina transplant waiting list. That’s why organizers with LifePoint and Every11minutes.org are sponsoring a donor sign-up drive now through November 23rd.
You can also help by purchasing a cookbook with recipes from donors whose family members shared special recipes of their loved ones at http://www.lifepoint-sc.org. You can also call 763-7755 for more information.
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Your story about Organ Donation highlighted the tragic shortage of human organs for transplant operations.
Over half of the 100,000 Americans on the national transplant waiting list will die before they get a transplant. Most of these deaths are needless. Americans bury or cremate 20,000 transplantable organs every year.
There is a simple way to put a big dent in the organ shortage – give donated organs first to people who have agreed to donate their own organs when they die.
Giving organs first to organ donors will convince more people to register as organ donors. It will also make the organ allocation system fairer. People who aren’t willing to share the gift of life should go to the back of the waiting list as long as there is a shortage of organs.
Anyone who wants to donate their organs to others who have agreed to donate theirs can join LifeSharers. LifeSharers is a non-profit network of organ donors who agree to offer their organs first to other organ donors when they die. Membership is free at www.lifesharers.org or by calling 1-888-ORGAN88. There is no age limit, parents can enroll their minor children, and no one is excluded due to any pre-existing medical condition. LifeSharers has over 13,000 members at this writing, including 211 members in South Carolina.
Please contact me - Dave Undis, Executive Director of LifeSharers - if your readers would like to learn more about our innovative approach to increasing the number of organ donors. I can arrange interviews with some of our local members if you’re interested. My email address is daveundis@lifesharers.org. My phone number is 615-351-8622.
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