Organ Donation: Giving a gift of life
Organ donation is when a person allows healthy transplantable organs and tissues to be removed, either after death or while the donor is alive, and transplanted into another person. Common transplantations include: kidneys, heart, liver, pancreas, intestines, lungs, bones, bone marrow, skin, and corneas. Despite medical advancement, organ transplant has become the only hope for some patients with organ failure in order to live on. …