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Organ Donation

Does your driver's license designate you as an organ donor?  
Did you know that by being an organ donor after you die you can save over 50 lives?
Most often times negative connotation is attached to the topic of organ donation.   The reality is, as we all know, that we are not invincible, and someday every one's time will come to an end.
The act of organ donation is a significantly compassionate and humane choice for a person to make.
Organ donation is a subject that affects all of us, but it also happens to be largely misunderstood.   Doctors remark that transplantation is one of the most remarkable success stories in the history of medicine. Organ transplantation is an operation that is safe, lifesaving..   organdonor.org   said that as of sept 22 2008 there are approximately 99,000 awaiting organ donation in the united states. Meaning that their life is entirely dependent upon receiving the organ that they need. Tragically, every day 12 people will die awaiting a transplant.   That's over 4,000 people a year.
Surprisingly one donor can help more than fifty people in need. Of the 2-million people who die in the United States each year, approximately 14,000 are believed to be potential organ donors, yet only 5,000 of these people   actually become donors.

Who can become an organ donor?
All people of all ages should consider themselves potential organ and tissue donors. As long as you have organs, you can be a donor. There are few absolute exclusions such as people who are HIV positive, have active cancer, or certain   infections. There are no strict upper or lower age limits, the only factor that is really taken into place is compatibility of the organ and possibly the blood type. Potential donors will be evaluated for suitability when the occasion arises

What can be donated?
The organs of the body that can be transplanted at the current time are kidneys, heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, and the intestines Organs cannot be stored and must be used within...