LIFESHARE CELEBRATES NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH
ENCOURAGES OKLAHOMANS TO REGISTER AS DONORS
April is National Donate Life Month, and LifeShare is celebrating around the state. The goal of National Donate Life Month is to raise awareness by educating and motivating individuals to register their decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor.
LifeShare is the organ procurement organization in Oklahoma responsible for the recovery of organs and tissue for transplant purposes.
One organ donor can save the lives of up to eight people, restore sight to two people through cornea donation and heal countless others through tissue donation.
Currently, 52 percent of the U.S. adult population is registered as organ donors, 1.6 million from the state of Oklahoma. Yet the number of people in need of transplants continues to outpace the number of organs donated. More than 121,000 people across the country are waiting for a transplant and a second chance at life, of these, more than 700 are Oklahomans.
On average, 22 people die each day waiting on a lifesaving organ transplant. Registering your decision to become an organ donor and sharing that decision with your family is the most effective way to ensure you can save lives through donation. Your decision to register serves as a sign of hope and support to those who continue to wait.
LifeShare encourages residents to enroll in the Donate Life Registry. Oklahomans have three options to register as an organ, eye and tissue donor. Residents can sign-up when renewing their driver’s license, visit www.LifeShareRegistry.org to sign up online
or call 800-826-LIFE (5433) and request a donor registration form.
LifeShare is the organ procurement organization in Oklahoma responsible for the recovery of organs and tissue for transplant purposes.
One organ donor can save the lives of up to eight people, restore sight to two people through cornea donation and heal countless others through tissue donation.
Currently, 52 percent of the U.S. adult population is registered as organ donors, 1.6 million from the state of Oklahoma. Yet the number of people in need of transplants continues to outpace the number of organs donated. More than 121,000 people across the country are waiting for a transplant and a second chance at life, of these, more than 700 are Oklahomans.
On average, 22 people die each day waiting on a lifesaving organ transplant. Registering your decision to become an organ donor and sharing that decision with your family is the most effective way to ensure you can save lives through donation. Your decision to register serves as a sign of hope and support to those who continue to wait.
LifeShare encourages residents to enroll in the Donate Life Registry. Oklahomans have three options to register as an organ, eye and tissue donor. Residents can sign-up when renewing their driver’s license, visit www.LifeShareRegistry.org to sign up online
or call 800-826-LIFE (5433) and request a donor registration form.
