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Maggie Wade

News Anchor, WLBT

30 percent of the national transplant waiting list is Black. Give Hope. Give life, by becoming a donor today.

Yes You Should

Misconceptions

  • “If they see I have a red heart on my license, they won’t try to save my life.”

    When you are sick or injured and admitted to a hospital, the only priority is to save your life. Only after all efforts have been exhausted in saving a patient’s life, and they have been declared brain-dead or have been determined by the attending physician to have a non-survivable injury, will organ and tissue donation enter the conversation. In addition, you do not have to have the red heart on your license to be a registered donor.

  • “My family will not be able to have an open casket funeral if I’m a donor.”

    An open casket is possible for an organ, eye, and tissue donation. Through the entire donation process, the body is treated with care, respect, and dignity.

  • “I’m too old to be a donor.”

    There is no age limit for organ donation. To date, the oldest donor in the U.S. was 95 years old. What matters is the health and condition of your organs when you die.

  • “My family will have to pay for the donation.”

    There is no cost to donor families for the expense related to organ, eye, and tissue donation. However, the donor’s family is still responsible for any costs associated with medical care at the end of life, and funeral and burial arrangements.

  • “I don’t think my religion supports organ donation.”

    Most major religions in the United States support organ donation and consider donation as the final act of love and generosity toward others.

  • “You don’t want my organs.”

    Very few medical conditions keep you from donating organs. It’s possible that even if there are some organs you can’t donate, you could have other organs and tissues that are fine. Don’t rule yourself out as a donor! Let your healthcare team decide at the time of your death whether your organs and tissues can be transplanted.

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By submitting this registration, I affirm that I am the applicant described on this application and that the information entered herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

This registration will serve as a document of gift as outlined in The Revised Mississippi Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. A document of gift, if not revoked by the donor before death, is irreversible and does not require the consent of any other person. It also authorizes any examination necessary to ensure the medical acceptability of the anatomical gift.

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