Summary: The Iowa Donor Network

Central Idea: The need is constantly growing for organ donors and it is very simple to be an organ donor when you no longer need your organs.

The shortage of organ transplants has been an ongoing crisis for years; the growing list of patients awaiting transplants has no end in sight, and the number of people dying while they waste away on the waiting list is not going to go down unless something changes.Society has turned away from alternatives to our archaic organ donation program, but there are other options available.The transplant community and society as a whole need to step back and rethink--to adopt a more open-minded views on organs as a resource in order to save lives and make meaningful changes to the national transplant program.

Additionally, while there are solutions to the organ shortage problem, there are also alternative solutions. The first alternative solution is to establish an anonymous donor program, where organs are donated and received from complete strangers. An advantage to an anonymous donor program would be that, it would eliminate the social bias and the medical bias. On the other hand, a disadvantage would be that, the recipient of the organ would know nothing about the donor. That could present issues for someone that uses their religion to guide their decision when choosing an organ donor.

Beginning with the Mid-America Transplant, they work the organ and tissue donations. This organization is in place save lives, one organ donator can save up to eight lives, eight lives that can have a second chance at life. With tissue donations, it can save up to 50 to 100 individuals. There is a waiting list for people who are waiting for organ and tissue donations, in 2005 there was 80,000 people on that list and now there are over 120,000 individuals who need organs and/or tissue. Jonette told us that one person is added to that list every 15 minutes and one person dies every 10 minutes.

What a beautiful presentation on organ donor ship. I first learned of the importance of organ donor ship in my early 20’s. My father in-law “Jose” needed a kidney transplant and was giving this gift back in the early 1990’s. This gift saved Jose’s live and has given our family 26 more years and counting with Jose! We have never forgotten that organ transplants are so important, and we always remember the family that donated and answered our prayers!

Hi, my name is Casey, and I will tell you of the Extreme importance of becoming an Organ Donor.

In the United States today, people lose their lives to many different causes. Though this is tragic, there are also a large group of people who could benefit from these deaths; and those people are people in need of an organ transplant. Although a sudden or tragic death can be heart breaking to a family, they could feel some relief by using their loved ones' organs to save the lives of many others. This act of kindness, though, can only be done with consent of both the victim and the family; making the donation of organs happen much less than is needed. The need for organs is growing every day, but the amount provided just is not keeping up. Because of the great lack of organ donors, the constant need for organs,

Organ donation is an amazing gift a person can give to someone after they have passed away. When I was in high school, a student passes away from a terrible accident. His family donated some of his organs, and he was able to help over 20 people by this generous donation. It also helped the family cope with the loss of their son and brother. Organ donation is positive thing in a tragedy, and can save many lives. This important to me because there are so many people who are needing organs. One of the main reasons I am going into nursing is because I love helping others. By being an organ donor, I am able to help people even after I have passed on.

As well as the desire to raise awareness for organ donation to as many Australian citizens as possible, the main drive behind my speech is a personal experience with organ donation and the amazing impact it can have on so many lives. In October of 2015, a family friend of mine was rushed to the royal children’s hospital after discovering he had two blood clots on the inside of his heart, and was eventually diagnosed with cardiomyopathy of the left ventricle. 13 year old Brayden and his family quickly discovered that his heart was shutting down, and there was a very slim chance he would survive without a heart transplant

Every thirty minutes someone gets added to the waiting list for an organ transplant (‘Frequently Asked Questions”). Not only that, but the number of patients being added to the waiting list is growing larger than the number of donors (“Organ Donation Statistics”). Many people are in the need of some kind of organ donation, so anyone who donates can help to save many lives. Organ donation is also such a great way to give back to people. Another thing is that to donate an organ a person does not have to pay money (“Organ Donation FAQ’s”). The only part that costs money is for the funeral if they are a deceased donor (“Organ Donation FAQ’s”).

Have you ever had the opportunity present itself to save someone’s life and to be considered a hero by all? Becoming a kidney donor was the most rewarding task I could have ever done with my life. Some may think that the process is easy; decide you want to give a kidney and in the next few days you are in surgery saving another person’s life. Unfortunately, this is not the way this process happens. Becoming a kidney donor is a lengthy, time-consuming, uphill battle that can often be just as challenging for the donor as it is for the recipient.

Accidents, chronic illnesses, and a number of other life-threatening situations occur everyday. From all of these injuries some may people need a new organ, which most can’t get and/or afford. The reason for most people not being able to afford organs is the fact that they can get up into the tens of thousands even with insurance covering it (Jennifer Heisler). When people get the news that they have sustained a life altering injury they are not the only people affected, the people and the community around them are also affected. A real life example of this is where a man named Ed Guillen found out his mom’s kidney began to fail, Ed then started to exercise so he could donate his kidney. When Ed was deemed suitable he donated his kidney to his

Organ and tissue donation is very important. By just one person signing up to be a donor, up to eight lives can be saved. It does not matter if you are African American, Islam, or yellow, you can make a difference. It does not matter if you have hypertension, asthma or diabetes your tissues or cornea can still help someone in need. I had a cousin who passed in the summer of 2011 he was an organ donor. His heart was received by 32 year old Alejandro Mata Mill. Alejandro is from Cabimas, Venezuela, but moved to Houston to wait for a heart. Kurt 's liver was received by a 64 year old in Louisiana. The recipient of

About seventy-Four people a day receive an organ transplant, however an average of seventeen people die each day waiting for transplants. Did you know that more than 88,000 men, women and children currently await life-saving transplants? Every 12 minutes another name is added to the national transplant waiting list. Of those 88,000 waiting, 61,000 of them are waiting for a kidney. How many of you reading this are organ donors? I use to feel that I didn't want a doctor taking anything from me after I have passed, even knowing that two of my family members, an uncle and cousin, had severe kidney disease. It wasn't until after they had passed away that I really thought seriously about organ donation. I'm not proud of my prior

Organ donation is important for many lives today. People around the world die every day, while they remain on the national transplant waiting list. It is a major issue and the outcomes could be different if more people were signing for organ donation, and also if it was a topic better advertised and shown to people in different perspectives. According to UNOS (united network for organ sharing), one organ donor can save eight lives. Currently around 117,000 people need a lifesaving organ transplant and there are only around 12,000 donors. (UNOS) Even if we assume that each of this 12,000 donors can donate for eight lives on the waiting list, that adds up to 96,000 individuals. According to this calculations, more than 21,000 people wouldn’t be able to receive a critical organ that can be significant for their life and survival.