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Donation heals more than just recipients
Donation is a random act of kindness that provides hope, healing and connection to donor families and those waiting on a transplant.
Why donate?
- Give hope and renewed life to those in need
- Donated tissue can heal up to 75 lives
- Cornea transplant has about a 95% success rate with restoring sight to individuals
- Leave a lasting legacy for your loved one
- Connect with other donor families and recipients
- Become part of our extended family and allow us to share in keeping the memory of your loved one alive.
“Tissue donation helps so many people.”
Mireya Tabor (left), Lifesharing tissue technician,with best friend and fellow tissue tech, Mariana Montes
The gift of tissue donation
Specific tissues may be donated and others excluded based on the wishes of your loved one and your family.
Skin
Helps burn victims and mastectomy patients
Bone
Helps with spinal injuries, knee and hip replacements
Heart Valves
Helps children and babies born with heart defects
Veins
Restore blood flow, help prevent amputation
Corneas
Can restore sight to two people
Tendons
Can rebuild joints, replace damaged ligaments
Questions answered
Religion
All major religions support donation and see it as a final act of love and generosity toward others.
Funeral arrangements
Donation does not interfere with funeral or burial arrangements including open casket viewings or the timing of your arrangements.
Cost
There is no cost to donor families for donation. Families pay only for medical care provided before death and for funeral expenses.
“No Dot”
Often families think if they do not see a pink dot or heart on their loved one’s driver’s license this means their loved one did not want to donate. This is a misperception. Often people do not sign up because they never think it will happen to them. In the absence of a dot, we ask families to consider if the act of donation is consistent with how their loved one lived their life.
Why it’s important for Hispanics to donate
- Over 100,000 people are waiting on a life-saving organ transplant. Of those, over 20,000 live in California. 44% of those Californians are Hispanic.
- The Hispanic population has a dire need for transplants, yet Hispanics are among the least likely to donate.
- Like other minorities, Hispanics have a better chance at a successful transplant if their donor is of the same ethnic background.
Find out more
We invite you to visit our website at www.lifesharing.org and www.donatelifecalifornia.org for additional information about organ, tissue, and eye donation. If you have questions or would like to consider donating you may contact us at: 619-543-7225.
Please be aware donation is time sensitive after the passing of your loved one.
