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National Donor Day

Yesterday was National Organ Donor Day. Observed each year on February 14th, National Donor Day (also known as National Organ Donor Day) aims to increase awareness about organ donation and the lives it saves. In the United States, more than 109,000 people are currently waiting for a life-saving organ donation. Donor Day was established on Valentine’s Day because donating organs is a meaningful act of love for others.

The observance focuses on five different types of donations: Organs – Tissues – Marrow – Platelets – Blood. Many nonprofit health organizations sponsor blood and marrow drives and organ/tissue sign-ups across the nation. Approximately every two seconds, there is someone in the U.S. who needs blood, which translates to the need for over 41,000 daily donations. Just one pint of blood can save up to 3 lives.

Donating organs is giving the gift of life. Each day, about 17 people die waiting for an organ transplant, and every 9 minutes another person is added to the transplant waiting list. One donor can save up to 8 lives, and in 2001 the number of living donors in the US outnumbered the number of deceased donors.

Only about 3 in 1,000 people die in a way that is for organ donation, so it is important for as many people to sign up as possible. Contrary to popular belief, even if you have a health condition, you can still be an organ donor. Even with an illness, you may still be able to donate your organs or tissues, as determined by the transplant team. There is no age limit for organ donation, with the oldest recorded donor being 93 years of age!

Organ and tissue donation is a very personal choice. Whether you opt to donate blood or choose to become a full spectrum organ donor, know that this is one of the most precious and selfless acts that you can perform for others. Private Home Health Care extends their thanks and support for the generous people who donate organs to those in need!

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