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Organ Donation. By Mike Gallacher. Lance Armstrong & Terry Box. Relevant Numbers. 118,000 *in need* as of 11/2010 12,000 Die Every Year w/o Receiving This equals 18 per day These 18 are replaced by 110 More 80% of Americans are FOR Donation. One life may Benefit 50.
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Organ Donation By Mike Gallacher
Relevant Numbers • 118,000 *in need* as of 11/2010 • 12,000 Die Every Year w/o Receiving • This equals 18 per day • These 18 are replaced by 110 More • 80% of Americans are FOR Donation
One life may Benefit 50 Donation is possible while alive and after death
7 “Solid” Reasons to Donate • Heart • Lung x2 • Kidney x2 • Liver* • Pancreas *The Liver is regenerative which means you don’t have to actually give your whole organ
You may be one life to the world but you could be the world to one life. - Anonymous
Investigate for Yourself • National Donor Memorial: http://www.donormemorial.org • United Network for Organ Sharing: http://www.unos.org • Donate Life America: http://www.donatelife.net • Organ Donor (USA): http://www.organdonor.gov • National Institute of Health: http://www.nih.gov • National Library of Medicine: http://www.nlm.nih.gov • Utah Organ Donor Registry: https://www.yesutah.org 1.866.937.8824 (866.yes.utah)