Discussing Donation

We’re often asked who cannot be an organ, eye or tissue donor. The short answer is, no one! Everyone can register as an organ, eye and tissue donor and has the potential to save lives! Even if you have a chronic illness or health condition, you may be able to give the gift of life to someone in need at…

Let’s be honest. Talking about the hard stuff is difficult. We know that it can be difficult to start the conversation about your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor in general. It can be even more difficult when the organ donation conversation is between you and your kids. It can create uncomfortable and unfamiliar feelings, but it…

Is it possible for organ recipients to be organ donors? The essential gift of organ donation is the ultimate act of paying it forward. But what if that gift didn’t have to stop with the initial transplant recipient? What if healthy organs could save more than just one life? For some on the waiting list for kidney and liver transplants,…

You may have been hearing the term “presumed consent” or “opt-out” when it comes to organ and tissue donation around the world. Presumed consent is a donation system by which adults over the age of 18 are automatically considered willing donors of organs and tissues after death unless they have taken the necessary legal steps to “opt out.” The UK…

When you check Yes at Driver Services to organ, eye and tissue donation and join the Donate Life Wyoming Organ & Tissue Donor Registry, you have made the decision to donate your organs, eyes and tissues after death. Do you know what organs can be donated and transplanted? Organ donation is giving the gift of life by providing one organ,…

No, your donation is a gift and your family will not be charged for donation. One of the most common myths we hear about donation is that there is a cost to the organ and tissue donor’s family or their estate. The fact: There is no cost to the donor or their family for organ, eye and tissue donation. Many…