Organ Donation

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s truly understand the selfless act of donating, the family needs to relate to each other their stand, so when death occurs the deceased wishes are carried out. Everyone needs to realize it could be his family member or friend who needs the transplant, and it could be his family member or friend that would die if the organs were not available. The family members will be asked about donation, and it would make the choice easier for them if they know each family members stand. They can refuse even if the deceased wishes were to donate.
Almost anyone can be an organ donor. There are some age limits on organ donors, but tissue and bone donation are not as limited. The deciding factor on whether a person is able to donate is the physical condition of the donor. The presence of cancer or diabetes will limit the use of a donor. Anyone can have his name placed on the donor registry by signing the back of his driver’s license. By contacting Arora a person’s name can be added or removed from the national registry of organ donation.
All organs are matched with the patient that has the best biological match and greatest medical need. This procedure is done by Arora and UNOS (a national computerized system that matches recipients and donors). All information is kept confidential. The donor’s family will be told what organs the donor donated, but they are not told to whom. If both the recipient and the donor’s family agree, they can correspond through Arora. Some family members have actually met recipients to whom their loved ones organs have gone to. It often helps the family to know the person or persons that their family member has given renewed life to (Make Life Happen).
Arora pays for the entire cost of procedures done, from the surgical removal to the team of doctors and specialist recovering the organs or tissue. There are several organs and tissue that can be donated for transplant. The most frequent organ is the kidney. One...