This document discusses organ donation and its importance. It notes that over 110,000 people in the US are currently waiting for organ transplants, and 18 people die each day while waiting. Organs and tissues from a single donor can benefit over 50 people. Both living and deceased donors can donate organs and tissues to help save lives. The document encourages readers to register as organ donors and discuss their decision to donate with friends and family.

1. Choose wise to live twice. One life to live, but
many lives to give
By
PGDM

2. Introduction
 Organ donation is the donation of biological tissue or
an organ of the human body, from a living or dead person
to a living recipient in need of a transplantation.
 An average of 18 people die each day while on the
waiting list for an organ donation.
 There are currently over 110,00 people waiting for an
organ donation.
 The largest group waiting is from 18-49 years of age.
 Organs and tissues from a single non-living donor can be
used to benefit more than 50 people.

3.  Living donors can donate a kidney and parts of their liver,
lung, pancreas, or intestine.
 Living donors can be evaluated to help a friend, family
member or even donate anonymously to patients on the
wait list.

4. Organs to donate
 Give your sight to the man who has never seen a sunrise,
a baby’s face or love in the eyes of a woman.
 Give your heart to a person whose own heart has caused
nothing but endless days of pain.
 Give your blood to the teenager who was pulled from the
wreckage of his car, so that he might live to see his
grandchildren play.
 Give your kidneys to the one who depends on a machine
to exist from week to week.

5.  Take your bones, every muscle, every fibre and nerve in
your body and find a way to make a crippled child walk.
Explore every corner of your brain.
 Take your cells, if necessary, and let them grow so that,
someday a speechless boy will shout at the crack of a bat
and a deaf girl will hear the sound of rain against her
window.
 You're never too old to be a donor.
 All those on the waiting list are treated equally the same,
based on their medical condition.

6. Who donated their organs

7. • Register to be an organ donor.
• Talk about your decision
• Encourage others to do so.
• Our Mission = Information + Encouragement +
Support .

8. Conclusion
Inform your family and friends.
Add “Organ Donor” to Your Drivers
License.
Complete a Healthcare Proxy or
Living Will.