April is Organ Donation Month

When you see statistics many times they can be overwhelming and difficult to understand. One thing to remember is that every number in the statistic you view is a person—a person who both needs your help and is waiting for a lifesaving transplant or is a person who has left a lasting legacy through organ and tissue donation.

Either way, each number represents a life, a mom, a dad, a brother, a sister or a child—someone who is important to someone else, maybe even you.

Statistics change. Some change day to day and some can even change minute to minute.

The reality is that the number of candidates waiting continues to dwarf the number of donor organs available, and only you can change this—by registering as an organ, eye, and tissue donor and encouraging others to do so as well.

Organ and tissue donation and transplantation provide a second chance at life for thousands of people each year. You have the opportunity to be one of the individuals who make these miracles happen.

By deciding to be a donor, you give the gift of hope ... hope for the thousands of individuals awaiting organ transplants and hope for the millions of individuals whose lives could be enhanced through tissue transplants.

Go to http://www.organdonar.gov and make a difference.