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"As of July 28, 2000, 70,872 people were listed for life saving solid organ transplants. Of that number 3,832 were waiting for lung or heart/lung transplant. Every day 10 people will die waiting for a transplant because there are not enough organs available. Organs that can be donated include heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas, and small intestine: http://www.unos.org/ .
About one-third of the people waiting will receive a transplant in any given year. Although 85% of Americans support donation, there is an organ shortage. Many families simply do not know the wishes of their deceased loved ones. Faced with a decision at the time of a tragic event many do not consent to donation. What can you do? The most important thing you can do is to discuss donation with your family members. Make sure your family knows that you support donation and in the event of your death you wish to be an organ and tissue donor."
info taken from Second Wind Lung Transplant Association http://www.2ndwind.org/donor_program/intro.htm
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Here is a link to a donor card that you can print out to keep in wallet,
etc. http://www.2ndwind.org/donor_program/dcard.htm
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