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April is Donate Life Month

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DaffodilsThis April we’re celebrating the 11th Annual Donate Life month. Each year, the month of April is set aside to not only share the stories of generosity of organ, eye and tissue donors and their families; but to also honor the lives of those who have given and received. In addition, this special month provides us an opportunity to renew our commitment to saving and improving lives.

Surveys across the nation show that more than 80% of Americans want to be an organ or tissue donor. However, 42.7 percent of individuals age 18 and older have registered to be organ, eye and tissue donors. An important goal for all of us at FiftyLives is to continue to educate the community on the importance of tissue donation so that families can make informed decisions about the options of donation.

What can you do to help promote the importance of being a registered donor?

First: Don’t keep your decision to be a tissue donor a secret. Tell your family and friends about your decision. Talk about the importance of registering at every opportunity. Share information with them to help answer their questions.

Second: Utilize these resources that have been made available to help spread the word about the importance of being a registered tissue donor:

  • Use one of our Social Media badges. Update your Facebook photo with one of these badges, or simply post one to your timeline.
  • Help others to understand tissue donation by providing them with a link to our “How we Help” Interactive Experience on our website.
  • Encourage everyone with questions to seek answers. Suggest they comment on this blog post, or reach out to us on our Facebook page. Either way, you have our assurance, we will do whatever we can to help provide information to help answer their questions.
  • On Friday, April 19, it’s National Wear your Blue and Green Day. Be sure to save your blue and green clothing to wear as an outward sign to show your support for organ and tissue donors.
  • Bake cookies, cupcakes or a cake — frost with blue and green icing; then share with your coworkers. It’s a simple way to bring up the importance of being a registered donor.

What do you have planned for this month? Share your tips and ideas with us here.

Together we can make a difference.

    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.

      Winners of FiftyLives Photo Contest

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      We’re pleased to announce the winners in our “Show and Tell” us why you’re a tissue donor photo contest. We were touched by the entries and had a difficult time choosing our winners, but here they are:

      First Place and winner of the Kindle Fire goes to Jon K. Congratulations, Jon!

      We had two Second Place winners who each won $25 Gift Cards to Amazon.com. Congratulations to Scott H.

      and Tracy P. 

      and last, but certainly not least, our Third Place winner of a FiftyLives Gift Basket is Joe R.

      Thank you to everyone who entered. Taking a stance to be a tissue donor is such a caring and wonderful gift to others.