- Community
Should I Tell My Family I’m an Organ Donor?
As the holidays draw near, there are plenty of subjects considered a little too “taboo” to bring to the dinner table: politics, religion, and, last but not least, death. Don’t worry, we’re not asking you to start a…
- Community
This is one of the most common misconceptions about organ donation. If I’m a registered donor, will doctors still do everything they can to save me? The answer is yes. “When a patient is critically ill, their medical…
- Community
As the holidays draw near, there are plenty of subjects considered a little too “taboo” to bring to the dinner table: politics, religion, and, last but not least, death. Don’t worry, we’re not asking you to start a…
- Advocacy, Community
The answer is yes—organ donation is safe, highly regulated, and does not affect the lifesaving medical care a patient receives. A person’s decision to become an organ donor does not change how doctors treat them or when…
- Advocacy, Community, Donor Families, Hospital Partners
When a loved one is critically ill, families may have questions about how decisions are made, especially when organ donation becomes a possibility. One question we sometimes hear is: Who decides when a patient has died? …
- Advocacy, Recipients
As a funeral director, Stephen Grace considers it an honor to care for donor families at Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point and Archdale, North Carolina. As a heart transplant recipient who is alive today…
- Advocacy, Donor Families
In the world of organ, eye, and tissue donation, it’s easy to describe Family Support Coordinators (FSCs) as the professionals who meet with families, often in hospital settings, to discuss the possibility of donation….
Stories of Hope
Read about the impact of organ, eye, and tissue donation in our community
