Discussing Donation

With all of the different types of donation out there today, it can get confusing as to who does what. We often receive questions about bone marrow donation, blood donation, whole body donation and more. So today, we’re here to answer some of your questions about the different types of donation and get you the resources you need to make…

Often times, we see stories that focus on organ donation and we don’t pay as much attention to the millions of lives that are saved and healed every year from tissue donation in the United States. In 2021, 2,082 heroic tissue donors from our region of Colorado and Wyoming helped save thousands through skin grafts, spinal fusions valve replacements and…

What is Tissue Donation? Most people are familiar with what it means to be an organ donor. You can also save and heal others through tissue donation. In fact, you might be the recipient of a tissue donation without even knowing it! Signing up to be an organ, eye and tissue donor after death means that you have said yes…

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,…