LEARN THE POWERFUL TRUTHS ABOUT DONATION
There is a lot of misinformation about donation which creates distrust and opposition. The Powerful Truths Campaign is LifeCenter Organ Donor Network’s commitment to educating our communities on the truth around organ, eye and tissue donation. Knowledge is key. Educate yourself about these powerful truths and take a proactive role in your health and the health of your community.
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Jonathan Voorhees, liver recipient
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Doctors don’t know your donor status – saving your life is their top priority
Kelly William, Kaleb & Kyle Parker, Kidney Donor & Recipients
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You can be a donor at any age
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Only medical factors are used to determine who gets the next transplant
Stg. Keith Belcher, Tissue Recipient
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Donation is still possible with many medical conditions
Connie Lawson, Cornea Recipient
Christienne King and AJ Wilson, Family of Adrienne King, Organ & Cornea Donor
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You can register to donate your body to science and give the gift of sight through cornea donation
Hillary and Bea Weidner, Living Donor & Recipient
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An open-casket funeral is possible for organ and tissue donors
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Organ failure is highest among African Americans due to diabetes and high blood pressure
Missy Holliday, Sister of Dee Dee Mitten, Organ Donor
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One organ donor can save up to 8 lives
Richard & Peggy Gellhaus, Waiting on Kidney Transplant
Rick and Mary Jo Haviland, waiting on a kidney
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One tissue donor can heal up to 75 people
Taiquese "Tater" Hicks, Small Intestine, Pancreas & Liver Recipient
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There is no cost to your family for organ donation
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Organ donation is consistent with the beliefs of most major religions
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Donation extends life, we need you!
Tony Mankus, Heart Recipient
LEARN THE POWERFUL TRUTH ABOUT DONATION
As a registered organ, eye and tissue donor you have the power to save 8 lives, restore the sight to 2 people and heal the lives of more than 75 others.
