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Will They Try to Save Me?

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One of the biggest myths we hear from individuals who are afraid to register to be an organ and tissue donor is that if they are in a serious accident, doctors will see they are a registered donor, and will not work as hard to save them.

This simply isn’t true. Paramedics, EMTs, doctors, nurses and other medical professionals do all that they can to make sure you live. In fact, they don’t know when you arrive at the hospital whether you’re an organ donor.

We saw this video produced by Donate Life PA and thought it helped to dispel this myth.

The truth is that while you are alive and there’s any chance for you to survive, the focus of everyone around you will be to do what’s necessary to save your life. Checking to see if you are a registered donor doesn’t occur until there is zero chance for your survival.

Registering to be an organ and tissue donor is such an important decision. Don’t let fear stand in the way of your chance to help so many others with your final act. Make your final act an amazing one. Register today. The need is great.

    April Is National Donate Life Month

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    Celebrated in April each year, National Donate Life Month features an entire month of local, regional, and national activities to help encourage Americans to register as organ, eye, and tissue donors. We also celebrate those who have saved lives through the gift of donation.

    Be on the lookout over the course of the next few weeks on information on how you can be be a part of this important initiative.

      One Woman’s Journey on the Donate Life Rose Parade Float

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      Photos courtesy of Scott Weersing

      Kate Taylor was our representative for the Donate Life float in the 2012 Rose Parade. We’re thrilled she wants to share with all of us her and her families experiences. Here’s what she wrote:

      How do you find a word to sum up the experience of a lifetime? I’ll borrow the word my 5-year-old daughter, Ella, used…magical. On January 2, I was honored to represent tissue recipients as a float rider on the Donate Life Float – One More Day, in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, CA.

      The entire five days were full of emotion. I met others like me, alive today because of the generosity of donor families and the commitment of organizations like Community Tissue Services. I met mothers and fathers, husbands and wives, who turned their biggest tragedy into life for others through their giving hearts.

      Photos courtesy of Scott Weersing

      The day of the parade was beautiful and the excitement was palpable. As I took my seat on the float in the breaking dawn, I was reminded of my donor, knowing this experience would not have happened, save their generosity. As I rode that day, the tears came easily. Some were tears of joy, others tears of sadness. As I watched those in the crowd look at our float, it was amazing to watch the transformation from smiles at the beauty of the float, to tears at the understanding of the float, back to smiles for the riders of the float.

      There were many amazing floats at the Rose Parade that day, but dare I say there were none so meaningful as ours. My heartfelt thanks Community Tissue Services, for helping me to inspire others to Donate Life by registering as an organ and tissue donor and for giving me the opportunity to share this wonderful experience with my family.   

      More photos from the parade are posted on our Facebook page. We are so pleased to join Kate on this part of her life’s journey. She is full of grace, hope and life. She inspires us all and poignantly illustrates how important our work truly is.