April is National Donate Life Month
30 Days to Help Save a Life: What to Do in April
National Donate Life Month was established in 2003. Every day in April, people across the US make an effort to celebrate the generosity of those who have saved lives by becoming organ, tissue, marrow, and blood donors - and to encourage more Americans to follow their fine example.
Make it known: I want to be a donor
- Register at www.lifegoeson.com to make your wishes to be a donor known.
- Join the National Marrow Donor Program Registry at http://www.marrow.org/ where 6000 people daily search for a match to help with treatment of leukemia, lymphoma and other life-threatening diseases.
- Tell your family, friends, physician, and faith leader that you want to be a donor.
Tell someone: The need is great and growing.
Still wondering about whether donation is for you? Here are some basic facts:
- More than 98,000 people are in need of an organ for transplant.
- Approximately 77 organ transplants take place daily, giving a second chance at life.
- 17 - 19 people die a day because they did not receive an organ transplant.
- More than half the people on the waiting list for a donated organ are racial or ethnic minorities. Chances of getting a transplant increase if donor and recipient share the same racial/ethnic background.
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