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Throughout the month of April, we will be answering all questions around organ donation & transplants. The goal is to spread knowledge & facts while inspiring others to have conversations and register as organ & tissue donors. Question: If anti-rejection medication suppresses an individual's immune system, do they have to take immune boosters? Answer: It's an interesting concept to wrap your head around... A person has a weakened immune system so it seems almost common sense

Throughout the month of April, we will be answering all questions around organ donation & transplants. The goal is to spread knowledge & facts while inspiring others to have conversations and register as organ & tissue donors. Question: If an individual goes into rejection, do they need another transplant? Answer: Rejection does not necessarily mean the individual will lose the organ. While the risk of rejection decreases as time goes on, it never goes away. Every transplant

Throughout the month of April, we will be answering all questions around organ donation & transplants. The goal is to spread knowledge & facts while inspiring others to have conversations and register as organ & tissue donors. Question: Will a transplant recipient be on anti-rejection medicine(s) for the rest of their life? Answer: The short answer is YES. What WILL change over the course of a transplant recipient’s life is the dosage of their anti-rejection medications and t

Throughout the month of April, we will be answering all questions around organ donation & transplants. The goal is to spread knowledge & facts while inspiring others to have conversations and register as organ & tissue donors. Question: Why are transplant patients required to be on anti-rejection medicine? Answer: The sole purpose of your body's immune system is to attack foreign invaders that enter your body. This could be a virus, pollen, a bug or an organ from another pers

Throughout the month of April, we will be answering all questions around organ donation & transplants. The goal is to spread knowledge & facts while inspiring others to have conversations and register as organ & tissue donors. Question: Answer: In order to understand the matching & waiting process, let me first introduce you to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). It is a common misconception that UNOS is a government agency however, UNOS is a private, non-profit orga

Throughout the month of April, we will be answering all questions around organ donation & transplants. The goal is to spread knowledge & facts while inspiring others to have conversations and register as organ & tissue donors. Question: Answer: 1. Deceased Donor A deceased donor is a person that makes the decision to save an individual in end-stage organ failure when they die. People most likely become donors after a trauma such as stroke, heart attack or severe head injury.

Throughout the month of April, we will be answering all questions around organ donation & transplants. The goal is to spread knowledge & facts while inspiring others to have conversations and register as organ & tissue donors. Question: Answer: Types of Organ and Tissue Donation: If there are any questions you have about donation, transplantation, Hudson, or our family, please do not hesitate to email or message me. We are using this month to be as transparent and open as pos

For the 2019 National Donate Life Month theme, Donate Life America was inspired by bicycles and the phrase “Life is a beautiful ride.” Like the donation and transplantation journey, a bicycle serves as a symbol of progress, renewal and the moving circle of life. Bicycles come in all styles, shapes and sizes, but each is comprised of the same components, essential to supporting the rider and converting their energy into motion. Similarly, organ, eye and tissue donation offers