The urgent need for organ and tissue donation
- 85% of Americans
believe in organ and tissue donation
- Only
one-third of the available organ donors’ families actually
give the gift of life.
- Another name is added to the national waiting
list
every 13 minutes
- 17 people per day die due to a lack of available organs
- One
organ donor can potentially save 8 lives and enhance
more than 50 lives
through tissue donation…
Make a difference with Gift of Life
Throughout the year Gift of Life offers programs to schools, faith
communities and employee groups. We can develop an on-site
program specifically tailored to address the needs of your group.
We also offer the Life
SaversSM program
which provides tools and training so you can have the discussion
with those close to you.
Talk to your loved ones
Many families who confront death may not be prepared to make their
loved one’s organs and tissue available for donation. Most
families have not discussed their wishes. When the question of
organ and tissue donation is raised by medical professionals at
the time of tragedy, the family of a potential donor, which has
not been educated about this urgent need, may see the question
as an intrusion or a matter that they cannot address in their time
of sorrow. |
