I don't typically advocate for a specific charity. There are countless good ones out there, so it's hard to push for one over another. And surely all of those payments of "just a dollar a day!" add up. But if there were something you could do to help people--even save lives--at no cost to yourself, wouldn't you do it?
There are more than 100,000 Americans in need of this kind of help, and, luckily, nearly everyone has the power to give them the gift they need. Unfortunately misinformation, lack of awareness and sensationalist media are standing between 100,000 Americans and life.
Seventy-seven people's lives are saved everyday by an organ or tissue transplant, but 18 people die waiting, president of the Long Island Transplant Recipients International Organization Mike Sosna said. Every minute, 12 people are added to the national transplant waiting list--1,440 people every day.
Those 18 people on the list don't die because they lack medical care. They die because the organs just aren't there. Only 35 percent of Americans have legally agreed to donate their organs and tissues.
I could go on about why people should donate, but research shows that only 10 percent of respondents say they don't support organ and tissue donation. (Also, the Mayo Clinic staff has compiled a great list and explanation of the ten myths that stop people from donating.)
The real travesty is the vast chunk of the 90 percent who say they wish to donate but who never sign up. This is inexcusable.
If you want to donate, tell your family and loved ones. Make sure they know your wishes so they know to do the right thing if anything happens to you. If you're not signed up, sign up today. Yes, today. And not in a few minutes or hours or maybe later. Sign up right now, no excuses.
Click here to sign up.
Eighteen people die everyday because they live in a country where very few of the 90 percent of those who wish to donate actually follow through. Each one of you has the power to change that. Saving lives is just a click away.
There are more than 100,000 Americans in need of this kind of help, and, luckily, nearly everyone has the power to give them the gift they need. Unfortunately misinformation, lack of awareness and sensationalist media are standing between 100,000 Americans and life.
Seventy-seven people's lives are saved everyday by an organ or tissue transplant, but 18 people die waiting, president of the Long Island Transplant Recipients International Organization Mike Sosna said. Every minute, 12 people are added to the national transplant waiting list--1,440 people every day.
Those 18 people on the list don't die because they lack medical care. They die because the organs just aren't there. Only 35 percent of Americans have legally agreed to donate their organs and tissues.
I could go on about why people should donate, but research shows that only 10 percent of respondents say they don't support organ and tissue donation. (Also, the Mayo Clinic staff has compiled a great list and explanation of the ten myths that stop people from donating.)
The real travesty is the vast chunk of the 90 percent who say they wish to donate but who never sign up. This is inexcusable.
If you want to donate, tell your family and loved ones. Make sure they know your wishes so they know to do the right thing if anything happens to you. If you're not signed up, sign up today. Yes, today. And not in a few minutes or hours or maybe later. Sign up right now, no excuses.
Click here to sign up.
Eighteen people die everyday because they live in a country where very few of the 90 percent of those who wish to donate actually follow through. Each one of you has the power to change that. Saving lives is just a click away.
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