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Gift of Life Donor Program RegistrationThon

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Friday, September 20, 2024

Sponsored by Gift of Life Donor Program

Learn how organ donors are saving lives.

Everyone has the potential to save up to eight lives as an organ donor regardless of age, health, or medical history. Each day, seventeen people in the U.S. die waiting for a transplant. Every 10 minutes, another child or adult is added to the national waitlist, which exceeds 100,000 people.

Consider registering to become an organ donor.

There's a dual focus in organ transplants: Registering more donors, and better preservation of the organs now available.
Anna Fischman received the gift of life as a baby when her liver failed. She's now been able to give the gift of life to two children, with the help of the Transplant Pregnancy Registry International.
Thirty-six years after receiving one of the area's first pediatric liver transplants, Rafiah Cheeks and his family are passionate advocates for donor registration.
Philadelphia's transplant centers draw patients from all over the country. Howie's House offers hospitality for the uprooted families.
Organ transplants truly give someone a second chance at life. A young Florida woman is certainly making the most of her gift from a South Jersey family.
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