Discussing Donation

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…

My name is Anne Bina and I am here to tell you the story of my miracle, my gift of life. It all started with the story of my kidney transplant on October 15, 1999. The Beginning My story is a little different than most. While many are due to diabetes or high blood pressure, my kidney failure was due…

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…

Donation and the LGBTQ+ Community It takes a lot of time, energy, understanding and love to get to a place where you feel comfortable being your whole self. For some, they choose to share and celebrate their whole self on October 11 each year. A day of unity and respect, today is Coming Out Day. A day meant to celebrate…

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…

What is a scar? What does the word ‘scar’ mean? The Oxford Language Dictionary defines scar as “a mark left on the skin or within the body tissue where a wound, burn, or sore has not healed completely and fibrous connective tissue has formed.” By the time we are adults, most people have scars. Some come from accidents, some from…