this is something i actually care about

ORGAN DONATION

Now, I know that I can't make you sign up to be an organ donor, but I will ask you frequently if you are ... and then enthusiastically encourage you to sign up. I am very passionate about this.

When I was in sixth grade a good friend of mine had an allergic reaction to a medication she was given at her doctor's office. She went into anaphylactic shock and completely stopped breathing. She received artificial breathing for more than 13 minutes while being transported to Miami Valley Hospital where she was revived. Although she was physically alive, Michelle was completely brain dead and in a coma. Knowing that their daughter would never actually live again, her parents decided to discontinue her life support several days later. They also decided to have their daughter be an organ donor. Several other children received Michelle's organs so that they could live. Her mom still gets Christmas cards from them every year. The loss of the a loved one is incredibly painful, but its comforting to know that they still live on in others.

Every 12 minutes another name is added to the national organ transplant waiting list.
About 18 people die each day from the lack of available organs for transplant.
1 organ donor can save 8 lives.

February 14 is National Donor Day and April is National Donate Life Month.
Donate Life!
Visit Donate Life America to sign up to be an organ donor or to reaffirm your status.