With our closing event coming up soon, Lauren Fitting, a speaker for Lifeline of Ohio came to talk about the myths that drive people away, to help boost interest in becoming an organ or tissue donor. Over 100,000 people are on the waiting list and myths such as ‘A patient won’t get proper medical treatment’ or ‘Only the rich get transplants’ are driving potential donors away.
These myths are FALSE!
Doctors are here to save lives and the hospitals do not even know whether people are organ donors or not at the time of treatment. Transplants are not based on economic status, either, but rather how compatible someone is with the donor. By becoming an organ donor you can save up to eight lives! You will become the hero to eight people by giving them a second chance at life.
The opportunity to do voluntary donation, which is donating organs like kidneys, liver and tissue through surgery while the donor is living, was also part of her presentation. A cool fact Lauren brought up about live donation was that a liver can actually regenerate itself. Now how cool is that?!
Wanna Do It?
Don’t let the myths scare you away, sign up to be an organ and tissue donor today!
Do It Now!
Written by Kelsey Giesler
