organ donation

-every 10 min new name is added so by the time this class is over 4 people will be added according to (organdonor.gov), now let that add up over the entire span of all your classes together, and even in your day -120,000 people waiting, over 22 dying each day just waiting -ONE OF THESE PEOPLE COULD BE SOMEONE YOU KNOW , affecting your life as well as theirs -HIGH NEED FOR ORGANS, BECOMING A DONOR IS EASY ILL SHOW YOU HOW, AND YOUR DONOR RECEPIENT AND EVEN YOUR OWN FAM CAN BENEFIT

-American need to become more aware of the fact that organs are needed, so by becoming an organ donor you will save the lives of human -organs donated and needed liver, kidney, pancreas, corneas, heart, skin, blood vessels -Bc donations take place anytime, wait list might grow and with the help of you donors can rise -donate alive or when dead, organs and tissues varying -people all ages/back. can be donors -under 18 parent must give permission

THE DONOR CARD - fill out and carry in wallet or purse -fill out and complete @ transplants.org, however I will save you the step as I have printed one out for each of you and will give at the end of the presentation. -if u already are you can give it to someone who isn't and who you care about and want to educate -organs wish to donate -fam. members sign as witnesses after u discuss deision w them

-VISUALIZATION -you can see it is simple to become organ donor -lets take a look at what may happen of you chose to donate and if yo go down the dark path of not donating 1. organ don. benefits recipient and donor family - if fyou donate your family and the people who receive your organs may ben. in similar way to next story

YOU MAY HAVE HEARD MYTHS ABOUT ORGAN DOANTION BUT I CAN EASE YOUR WORRIES BY DELEIVERING TO YOU THE FACTS FROM ONOS.COM -each person med. cond. evaluated @ time of death to determine organ -chronical disease/cancer encouraged to join donor reg. National comp. system, strict standards in place to ensure ethical and fair dist. *** -matched by blood and tissue type, size, med. urgency waiting list and geo loco.

-another myth is people think may be against religions but in most US religions, it is consistent w the beliefs of most major US religions -open casket funeral if u prefer -treated w dignity and respect to the body which allows for open -you may think cost and procedure will have a toll finacilally on your family and this is false, never passed on to fam

EACH NUMBER REPRESSENTS A LIFE< A MOM< A DAD< A BROTHER< SISTER OR CHILD, SOMEONE WHO IS IMPORTANT TO SOMEONE ELSE OR YOU **** -MY SOL IS MAKING U AN ORGAN DONOR ALONG W UR FAM MEMBERS FRIENDS AND ANYONE YOU COME IN CONACT W

-candidates waiting patiently keep growing more than the number of donors avaible and only u can change this -Talk w fam about your decision and interest in donating, don't let your voice go unheard or your wishes may not be carried out. -they will be involved in the donation arrangements when you pass away -so what is the PLAN OF ACTION? -_liscnse not indicate you can easily do so -dmv ohio login into your account -enter all info given, lis. on hand -laater prompted w bubble to be or not to be an organ donor, chose yes id like to be an organ donor -continue to follow instructins you can also go to donatelife.org, just a click away

-after being born with a reduced heat capaticity -albert 7 days old open heart surgery -about to have another surgery to extend life expect. but had a heart attack -doctors used "hoover" to clear the clot.

-now waiting heart transplant but because he had less oxygen so getting cold can have serious consequences -alberts dad said "Albert is aware that he needs a new heart and that his heart is breaking" -many other cases like this and you can help

-You become a donor by talking to your family and make sure they know your want of becoming a donor, -fill out and sign a donor card, -and indicate your wishes on your driver's license. 1.Just alone in Ohio more than 3,400 Ohioans are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant and within 48 hours, 48 Ohioans will die waiting for a transplant.

In conclusion, an excerpt from Robert Test's poem, titled "To Remember Me" -Give my sight to the man who has never seen a sunrise - a baby's face or love in the eyes of a woman. Give my heart to a person whose heart has caused nothing but endless days of pain... Take my bones, every muscle, every fiber and nerve in my body and find a way to make a crippled child walk... Take my cells, if necessary, and let them grow so that someday, a speechless boy will shout at the crack of a bat and a deaf girl will hear the sound of rain against her window."

-april 9 2009 90% of Loretta liver damage -2 days to live - immediately put on transplant wait list -Each day she was sick, Loretta made a promise to herself and God that if she received a transplant, she would strive to make others aware of the importance of donation. -One month after her diagnosis, on May 10, 2009, a liver became available and Loretta had a successful transplant surgery. "With the help of my faith in God and the skill and compassion of those at The University Hospital, I was made new," said Loretta. "I was given another chance at life." Loretta's recovery is slow, but says she counts each day as a blessing to be a mother to her three children and two grandchildren.

The problem begins when you do not chose the bubble marked "yes, I would like to be an organ donor" or when you are thinking about becoming a donor but never do anything about it. -This means no one knows your wishes and your organs may not be donated. -Conclusion: As you can easily see, the amount of lives you can change after you have passed is incredible. 1.I have told you about the need for organs in Ohio along and in the growing United States, how you can become an organ donor after you die, and finally, how your family and organ recipients benefit from your donation