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Register your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor and give hope to the 800+ Oklahomans awaiting a life-saving transplant. Check yes while getting your driver’s license or state ID card or register online at LifeShareRegistry.org.
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Elaina embodies the warrior spirit the Chickasaw tribe is known for. After being diagnosed with Biliary Atresia at just two-weeks old, Elaina was in need of a liver transplant. Now an energetic six-year-old, Elaina gets to enjoy a happy and healthy childhood thanks to the gift of organ donation. “As an advocate for organ donation I would like to encourage everyone to put the little red heart on your license,” Elaina’s mom, Kellie, said. “It may be your family that needs that gift one day.”
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FAQs
Am I too old to be a donor?
There’s no age limit to register as a donor. Oklahoma’s oldest donor was 82. Medical professionals determine eligibility based on medical condition, not age.
Does registering as a donor change my patient care?
Your life always comes first. Doctors work hard to save every patient’s life, but sometimes there is a complete and irreversible loss of brain function or an injury that is not survivable. The patient is declared clinically and legally dead. Only then is donation an option.
Why is it important for people of every community to donate?
Although donation and transplantation can take place successfully between individuals from different racial or ethnic groups, transplant success is often better when organs are matched between people of the same racial or ethnic background.
People of African American/Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native and multiracial descent currently make up nearly 58% of individuals on the national organ transplant waiting list. These communities are in great need of more organ and tissue donors.
Am I too old to be a donor?
There’s no age limit to register as a donor. Oklahoma’s oldest donor was 82. Medical professionals determine eligibility based on medical condition, not age.
Does registering as a donor change my patient care?
Your life always comes first. Doctors work hard to save every patient’s life, but sometimes there is a complete and irreversible loss of brain function or an injury that is not survivable. The patient is declared clinically and legally dead. Only then is donation an option.
Why is it important for people of every community to donate?
Although donation and transplantation can take place successfully between individuals from different racial or ethnic groups, transplant success is often better when organs are matched between people of the same racial or ethnic background.
People of African American/Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native and multiracial descent currently make up nearly 58% of individuals on the national organ transplant waiting list. These communities are in great need of more organ and tissue donors.
