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Organ and Tissue Donation

Organ Donation can be viewed as a way living on, even after a death, that death can bring life. It is a way of giving the gift of life to others. This section provides information and resources to encourage people to learn more, be inspired, become a donor and give life. Also included are links to stories that will inspire.
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Organ and Tissue Donation: Learn More about Organ Donation
An extensive article that looks at the topic of Organ Donation. This article encourages people to learn more, be inspired, become an organ donor and give the gift of life. Information and resources are included to help readers download and complete a Donor Card to carry, as well as tips for talking to families about this sometimes difficult topic.
Organ and Tissue Donation: Living on After Death
Organ Donation can be viewed as a way living on, even after a death, that death can bring life. It is a way of giving the gift of life to others. This article provides links so people can learn more, be inspired, become an organ and tissue donor and give the gift of life.
Organ and Tissue Donation Statistics
This article looks at the statistics of organ and tissue donation. The number of people who are waiting for transplants, the number of transplants and the number who die waiting for transplants. This article is part of the more extensive article on "Organ and Tissue Donation."
Be Inspired by the Gift of Life
This page provides links to resources for organ donor stories that will inspire you. This article is part of the more extensive article on "Organ and Tissue Donation."
Get Your Organ and Tissue Donor Card Today
This article has information with several ways to get your organ and tissue donor card. This article is part of the more extensive article on "Organ and Tissue Donation."
Remembering Shannon: Healing the Spirit
Healing the Spirit book is a powerful set of nine different families that describe the most difficult experience in life: the death of a loved one, who ultimately give the gift of life--as each one becomes an organ and tissue donor. This online excerpt from the book tells Shannon Broom's story and her parents story of survival as "Shannon Lives On."
Organ, Tissue Donation and Transplanation
The government's Organ and Tissue Donation/Transplantion website. The site provides information, myths and inspiration stories about donations and transplants. At the site people can download, print and fill in an organ donor card and how to let family members know of your wishes.
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