Saturday, January 12, 2008

ARE YOU AN ORGAN DONOR?

Our survey results are in for our poll....Are you an organ donor?....Of the 16 individuals who voted...9 answered "yes" to being an organ donor and 7 answered "no" to being an organ donor. That equates to 56% of those who voted as being organ donors and 43% as not being organ donors.

Given our experience these past two years....I cannot stress enough the importance of becoming an organ donor....the lives that can be changed by the one incredible gift another human being can give to someone ....it is priceless. We have been fortunate not once but twice by two different individuals ....Ron is still with us today because two people gave unselfishly of themselves so that Ron and many others could be given a second chance at life. He is living proof why organ donation is so important to so many people.

As so many of you have walked this journey with us...you know all too well the impact organ donation has been for us....wouldn't you want to be a positive impact on someone else's life just as it has been for us!? There is no greater gift! Become an organ donor.

If you live in Arizona ...you can log on to http://www.azdonorregistry.org/ or if you would like a form mailed to you ...ask for a form by calling 800-943-6667.

Some facts to consider to help you in deciding if you want to become an organ donor:

* Every 11 minutes a name is added to the national transplant waiting list.

* An average of 18 people die each day while waiting for organs.

* Data obtained through the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) www.unos.org



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