06/01/2025
Interesting donation facts:
1. Kidneys and livers can come from living donors.
2. Organs from living donors are more effective than those from cadavers.
3. We only need one kidney to live a healthy life.
4. Even if a donor has preexisting conditions, don't rule yourself out. They can often be overcome, and your kidney can still be viable for a transplant.
5. The transplant centers will run all of the tests on the donor, at no cost to the donor.
6. What they discover can be very enlightening, as many of the tests they run, no one has ever had before. Thus, you can learn about how to improve conditions you never knew you had.
7. Over 100K people await kidney transplants in the US.
8. 13 people die daily waiting for an organ transplant.
9. Every 8 minutes, another person is added to the transplant waiting list.
10. To register as an altruistic donor, go to the transplant center nearest you.
11. To register as an organ donor once you pass away, include your wishes in your will, let your family know AND register online with the state where you live. In Texas, it's www.donatelifetexas.org.
12. Only 1% of people who die are eligible to donate organs, as they must die a "brain death". One person can save 8 lives with organs, and can enhance the lives of 75 or more through tissues, veins, etc.
13. Therefore, you can see how great the need is for living donors.
14. Consider saving a life while you are alive...be a hero!
