Semana Nacional del Trasplante PediΓ‘trico: Terminando la Lista de Espera del Trasplante PediΓ‘trico
QuΓ© es La Semana Nacional de Trasplantes PediΓ‘tricos es un tiempo para hablar sobre el trabajo innovador que realizan nuestros socios clΓnicos, honrar a las familias de donantes cuyos hijos han salvado y sanado vidas a travΓ©s de la donaciΓ³n de Γ³rganos, ojos y tejidos y un tiempo para que las familias receptoras compartan su […]
DonaciΓ³n de Γrganos y Tejidos: Como Iniciar la ConversaciΓ³n
ΒΏHas hablado con tu familia sobre tu decisiΓ³n de ser donante de Γ³rganos, ojos y tejidos? Iniciar la conversaciΓ³n sobre este tema puede ser un tanto difΓcil. Es por eso que te presentamos algunos consejos para ayudarte a hablar sobre este tema y compartir tu decisiΓ³n con tus seres queridos. Primero que nada, ΒΏQuΓ© significa […]
How to Start the Conversation on National Donor Day
Have you talked with your family about your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor? It can be difficult to start the conversation. We have a few tips to help you share your decision with your loved ones on National Donor Day. Signing up as an organ, eye and tissue donor means you […]
Know the Facts: Who Can Be a Donor?
Why Donβt People Sign Up To Be a Donor? Lack of Knowledge: Many of those that have never considered organ donation or have delayed signing up to become a donor, do so because of inaccurate information or assumptions about organ donation and transplantation. βIβm Not Healthy Enoughβ: In both Colorado and Wyoming, someone thinking they […]
Re-vamped Registry Websites
Our local registry websites DonateLifeColorado.org and DonateLifeWyoming.org, have a new look! The new and improved website provides streamlined information in efficient infographic style, is easy to navigate and full of essential information. Find stories of hope, donation facts and stats, local and national resources and the link to sign up to Become a Donor! The […]
Done Vida ECO Busca Crear Conciencia sobre la DonaciΓ³n en Comunidades Multiculturales
Las comunidades multiculturales tienen una necesidad desproporcionada de trasplantes de Γ³rganos. Actualmente, el 58 por ciento de la lista de espera de trasplantes en los EE. UU. estΓ‘ compuesta por pacientes Γ©tnicamente diversos. AquΓ en nuestra comunidad, la necesidad local refleja esta tendencia. De las casi 2,500 personas que estΓ‘n esperando un trasplante de Γ³rganos […]
Donate Life ECHO – Increases Awareness about Donation Among Multicultural Communities
Multicultural communities are disproportionately in need for lifesaving organ transplants. Currently, 58 percent of the U.S. transplant waiting list is comprised of ethnically diverse patients. Here in our community, the local need mirrors that trend. Of the nearly 2,500 people waiting for an organ transplant in Colorado and Wyoming, 44 percent of them are ethnically […]
Donor Alliance: 2017 Year in Review
For Donor Alliance, 2017 was another remarkable year for organ and tissue donation and transplantation in Colorado and Wyoming with an incredible 407 lives saved through organ donation and transplantation. Donor Alliance also worked with a record 1,752 tissue donors and their families to recover the lifesaving and healing tissue that will provide bone and […]
Get the Facts: Does saying βyesβ to becoming an organ donor affect the medical care I receive?
Many people that have never considered organ donation or have delayed registering to become a donor do so because of inaccurate information or assumptions about organ donation and transplantation. One of the most common myths is that a personβs decision to register as an organ, eye and tissue donor affects the level of medical care […]
Gov. Hickenlooper Signs Bill Extending, Improving Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund in Colorado
We are excited to share that Gov. Hickenlooper has signed House Bill 17-1027 into law after it passed unanimously in the Colorado House of Representatives and Senate. The bill reauthorizes the Emily Keyes – John W. Buckner Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund for another decade, which allows applicants for a Colorado driver license, ID […]
8 Truths of Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation
In Colorado and Wyoming, more than 2,500 are waiting for lifesaving transplants, but many misconceptions and myths about organ, eye and tissue donation have prevented people from registering to be donors. Here are eight lesser-known truths about organ donation: One donor can save up to eight lives through organ donation and save or heal more […]
The Need for More Minority Donors
Itβs important that people of all ages, races and ethnic backgrounds register as organ, eye and tissue donors. However, there is a far greater need for more minority donors. Hispanics, African Americans, Native Americans and other minority communities account for more than half of the more than 120,000 people on the national waiting list. This […]