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Ed Bolt
mourns the loss of his son,
E.J., but finds solace in the fact
that E.J. was able to save five
lives through organ donation. -
The Gift of Life
Thanks to Cynthia Deckers
generous heart,
Milton Bowens, Jr.,
is alive today! -
José Gomez
Kidney Recipient
The doctors said it was a one in a million
perfect match, thanks to a donor hero. -
Karen Hoyt
Liver Recipient
Lives every day with
a grateful spirit. -
Ron Black
A Living Miracle
Ron is alive today,
thanks to a donor hero.
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Saving Lives Together
The gift of organ and tissue donation truly saves and enhances lives, thanks to the heroic donors and courageous families. It offers hope right here in our community and throughout our state.
Recipient
Wes HawkinsThanks to a donor hero, Wes can breathe again,
read his transplant journey. |
Donor Hero
Marissa MurrowMarissa Murrow, a 19-year-old from Mustang, Okla., lived her life guided by love. Read her story.
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Oklahomans now have an opportunity to use their love for the outdoors as a way to help thousands who are waiting for the gift of life.
Fishing and Hunting licenses now come with a life-saving opportunity.
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News and Promotions
Lives Transformed Across Oklahoma
LifeShare Celebrates Donate Life Month
Lives are transformed across the state because of organ and tissue donors. Each April, LifeShare Oklahoma celebrates Donate Life Month, an observance to focus attention on the need for and importance of organ, eye and tissue donation. This celebration shares the importance of registering every person’s decision to be a donor and honoring donors – recognizing that the generosity of donors makes saving lives through transplantation possible.
LifeShare Oklahoma is the organ procurement organization in Oklahoma responsible for the recovery of organs and tissue for transplant.
More than 100,000 people across the country are currently waiting for lifesaving transplants, and 700 of those are waiting here in Oklahoma. Thousands more wait for lifesaving and healing tissue transplants.
“In 2022, LifeShare coordinated the recovery of 602 lifesaving organs from 249 organ donor heroes and 1,106 tissue donors. The work of our team allowed us to save 535 individuals,” said Jeffrey Orlowski, President and CEO of LifeShare. “While Donate Life Month exists as an opportunity to honor our heroic donors and celebrate lives that were saved, it is also a time to remember that more than 700 Oklahomans await lifesaving transplants. We hope residents of the state will join us in raising awareness about donation.”
The Donate Life Month Theme of 2023 was inspired by dragonflies. The dragonfly serves as a symbol of hope, courage and transformed life – themes repeatedly found within the donation and transplantation journey.
A dragonfly’s scurrying flight across water and moving with elegance and grace represents an act of going beyond what is on the surface and looking into the deeper implications and aspects of life, which represents the courage Oklahomans have when choosing to register to be an organ, eye and tissue donor.
Allow yourself to transform and save lives by registering your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor at LifeShareRegistry.org or your local tag agency.
LifeShare Oklahoma is the organ procurement organization in Oklahoma responsible for the recovery of organs and tissue for transplant.
More than 100,000 people across the country are currently waiting for lifesaving transplants, and 700 of those are waiting here in Oklahoma. Thousands more wait for lifesaving and healing tissue transplants.
“In 2022, LifeShare coordinated the recovery of 602 lifesaving organs from 249 organ donor heroes and 1,106 tissue donors. The work of our team allowed us to save 535 individuals,” said Jeffrey Orlowski, President and CEO of LifeShare. “While Donate Life Month exists as an opportunity to honor our heroic donors and celebrate lives that were saved, it is also a time to remember that more than 700 Oklahomans await lifesaving transplants. We hope residents of the state will join us in raising awareness about donation.”
The Donate Life Month Theme of 2023 was inspired by dragonflies. The dragonfly serves as a symbol of hope, courage and transformed life – themes repeatedly found within the donation and transplantation journey.
A dragonfly’s scurrying flight across water and moving with elegance and grace represents an act of going beyond what is on the surface and looking into the deeper implications and aspects of life, which represents the courage Oklahomans have when choosing to register to be an organ, eye and tissue donor.
Allow yourself to transform and save lives by registering your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor at LifeShareRegistry.org or your local tag agency.
LifeShare to Raise Flag Celebrating Donate Life Month
Celebrating 535 Lives Saved in 2022
This April, LifeShare Oklahoma is celebrating National Donate Life Month, a month established to raise awareness about donation, encourage Oklahomans to register to be donors, and honor those that saved lives through the gift of donation.
LifeShare is the federally designated organization responsible for the recovery of donated organs and tissue in the state. The organization recently announced its ninth-consecutive record-breaking year, and that 535 lives were saved in 2022 – the most ever in a single year in Oklahoma.
LifeShare is celebrating Donate Life Month and honoring donors with a Flag Raising Event at their headquarters.
Beginning at 11:00 a.m., a flag will be raised during a brief ceremony. The public is invited to attend.
WHAT: Donate Life Month Flag Raising
WHERE: LifeShare Network
4705 NW Expressway
Oklahoma City, OK 73132
WHEN: Tuesday, March 11th at 11:00am
PHOTOS: There will be several opportunities for great photos and videos at this event.
INTERVIEWS: LifeShare leadership will be available for interviews.
The flag will be on display at LifeShare’s Northwest Expressway location.
More than 100,000 people across the country are currently waiting for a lifesaving transplant, and 700 of those are waiting here in Oklahoma. Thousands more wait for lifesaving and healing tissue transplants. Only 3 in 1,000 people die in a way that allows for organ donation to take place, so it is vitally important for everyone to register their lifesaving decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor.
LifeShare encourages the public to make the decision to be a donor, register their decision at their local tag agency or online at LifeShareRegistry.org, and share that decision with their family.
LifeShare is the federally designated organization responsible for the recovery of donated organs and tissue in the state. The organization recently announced its ninth-consecutive record-breaking year, and that 535 lives were saved in 2022 – the most ever in a single year in Oklahoma.
LifeShare is celebrating Donate Life Month and honoring donors with a Flag Raising Event at their headquarters.
Beginning at 11:00 a.m., a flag will be raised during a brief ceremony. The public is invited to attend.
WHAT: Donate Life Month Flag Raising
WHERE: LifeShare Network
4705 NW Expressway
Oklahoma City, OK 73132
WHEN: Tuesday, March 11th at 11:00am
PHOTOS: There will be several opportunities for great photos and videos at this event.
INTERVIEWS: LifeShare leadership will be available for interviews.
The flag will be on display at LifeShare’s Northwest Expressway location.
More than 100,000 people across the country are currently waiting for a lifesaving transplant, and 700 of those are waiting here in Oklahoma. Thousands more wait for lifesaving and healing tissue transplants. Only 3 in 1,000 people die in a way that allows for organ donation to take place, so it is vitally important for everyone to register their lifesaving decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor.
LifeShare encourages the public to make the decision to be a donor, register their decision at their local tag agency or online at LifeShareRegistry.org, and share that decision with their family.
