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Every day 19 people die because there are not enough organ & tissue donors. 19 died yesterday19 will die today19 die every single day

Organ Transplant Initiative

2011 www.OrganTI.org

Are you a registered organ and tissue donor?Does your family know you are?



Just one blood, tissue or organ donor can save or positively affect up to 60 lives.Source -- LifeSource Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) St. Paul, MN.



Americans bury or cremate about 20,000 transplantable organs every year.



PresentsFrom the Bottom of My Donors Heart



Kidney Living donorKidney recipient and living donor

liver

lungs

Liver

Caregiver

LungsHeart

Heart

Gift of Life Faces


Only about 28, 000 transplants are performed each year. Over 111,000 people are on the U.S. transplant waiting list.

The Agony of Waiting


88,000 waiting for kidneys2,200 waiting for kidney/pancreas 16,000 need liver transplants3,200 need hearts2,000 need heart/lung combinations2011 data courtesy Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network (OPTN)



Organ/Tissue Transplant Facts

7,000 will die waiting.Being a donor costs nothing - ever. Can be done by phone or on line. www.donatelife.net2 million people in U.S. die each year -- Less than 17,000 are suitable donors.



Don't think of organ donation as giving up part of yourself to keep a total stranger alive.It's really a total stranger giving up almost all of themselves to keep part of you alive.Author unknown



Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not. ~Dr. Seuss



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The Mission of Organ Transplant Initiative is to ensure that anyone who needs a blood, tissue or organ transplant can get one regardless of age, gender, sexual preference or religion.



Myth:If I agree to donate my organs, the hospital staff won't work as hard to save my life.Fact:Absolutely false. You'll be seen by people with a moral and legal obligation to save your life. They are not part of the transplant team.

Urban Myths


Myth: Fact:No they cant. In brain death there is no brain or brain stem activity none! Recovery is impossible.

Patients in coma or vegetative state have some brain stem functions. Recovery is rare but happens.

People can wake up from brain death.

Urban Myths


Minorities should refuse donation. Organs may not go to minority patients. Myth: Wrong again! Example -- African Americans are 12% of population &12% of kidney donors. They get about 21% of donated kidneys.

Fact:

Urban Myths


Myth: traveler has drinks with a stranger. Wakes up in a bathtub of ice, staples in his back & no kidneys. Fact: never happened. Chances are he might not wake up.Incision would be on side not back. Illegal, Unprofitable, impractical. Kidneys would likely die before transplant.

Urban Myths


Its really easy just go to:And follow the directionsPlease -- give the gift of life.www.donatelife.net

Register as a Donor Now!


www.donatelife.netRight after you register tell your family you want to be a donor so there is no confusion later.

Register as a Donor Now!


Our system depends on people voluntarily becoming donors.

90% of adult Americans approve of organ donation -- but 50 % of them are NOT organ donors.

Why the Organ Shortage?


You Can Donate in Two Ways

Why the Organ Shortage?

As a Living Donor you can give:A kidneyPart of a liverPart of a lung As a deceased donor your organs and tissues can: Save or positively affect the lives of up to 60 people.


Under current U.S. law you are not an organ donor unless you sign up or Opt In.

Despite 25 years of incredible effort the demand for organs is far greater than the supply.

Being a Donor in the U.S.


Proponents claim PC will increase number of organs. In some countries it has.

Under PC it is presumed everyone wants to be a donor. Those who opt out would carry not a donor cards.

Presumed Consent an Option


It is illegal to buy or sell human organs.

Some suggest donors get highly regulated benefits like tax credits, contributions to retirement plans or early access to Medicare.

Cash payments or selling organs is ethically questionable.

Financial Incentives an Option


After your passingLiving

Organ & Tissue Sources


Miracles of Science and TechnologyMechanical organs

Therapeutic cloning

Regenerating your own damaged organs

Today and Tomorrow


Mechanical Organ ReplacementsArtificial hearts are being used & constantly improved now.

Implantable artificial kidney is designed and being developed.

Bio-lung under development.

Work underway on artificial liver.

A Promising Future


Duplicates body parts - not entire body. Could nearly eliminate organ shortage.Would make anti-rejection meds unnecessary.Experimental - mixed results. Expensive.

Therapeutic Cloning


Other Potential BenefitsCancer Cure if we learn how to turn cells on and off. Spinal Cord -- regrow nerves or entire spinal cord when they are injured.

Leukemia Cloning bone marrow could be one of first benefits.

Therapeutic Cloning


Body can already regenerate some parts like liver.Stem cells can repair or replace skin, hearts, lungs, livers, kidneys & more. Already done with animals.

Organ Regeneration


If we didnt systematically destroy our own organs there would be no organ shortage.

Paralyzing Paradigms


Human nature seems to dictate that we almost always prefer to treat symptoms rather than take the time and make the effort to eliminate the cause.

Paralyzing Paradigms


Pogo Cartoons were done bythe late Walt KellyA Very Simple, Practical Solution

Preventing Organ Failure


You cant continually abuse your organs and expect them to be healthy.

You have choices if you want a long, happy & healthy life.



Majority of organ diseases are preventableMost solutions for organ disease prevention involve changing environmental influences that may affect personal choices.

United States Department of Health and Human Services



SmokingLack of exercise OverweightPoor eating habits Too much alcohol

Change just one habit and you will be healthier

Heart Health Hazards


You will never fully appreciate your lungs until you have lung disease -- and then it may be too late.

Keeping Your Lungs Healthy


Aerobic exercise -- 20-35 breaths a minute

Do not smoke or stay in smoky rooms

Work in well-ventilated areas when around cleaning agents, dust or toxic chemicals

Do breathing exercises -- singing is great

Keeping Your Lungs Healthy


Eat raw fruits, veggies & unprocessed food Restrict liver killing drugs & alcohol Safe SexExercise --- activity may not be exerciseDrink Plenty of water

Keeping Your Liver Healthy


Check & control blood pressureWatch for changes in urine Watch for anemia symptomsExercise 30 minutes a day 3 days a weekDrink lots of water -- pure water

Keeping Your Kidneys Healthy


If each adult American convinced one person a year to become an organ donor, the supply/demand gap would narrow considerably

What You Can Do


"Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only true gift is a portion of thyself.

Ralph Waldo Emerson~

The Gift of Life


Fact: Anyone can be a potential donor Fact: All major U.S. religions support donation Fact: Organ allocation criteria include; severity of illness, time waiting, blood type, and distance from organ. Fact: Open casket funerals are possible and common Fact: There is no cost to donors living or deceased -- or their families for organ or tissue donation.

Important Gift of Life Facts

Courtesy Donate Life Data Courtesy Donate Life America


Grateful Gift of Life Recipients



Written and Produced by Bob Aronson

Heart Transplant Recipient 8-21-2007Facebook Organ Transplant InitiativeBlog Bobs Newheart http://bobsnewheart.wordpress.com

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Dedicated to my unknown donorAndTo my caregiver wife RobinThe Beginning


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