For the last several years, Wyoming has earned some of the nation’s highest Donor Designation Rates (DDR), the rate at which individuals join the state organ and tissue donor registry as a percentage of licensed drivers and ID card holders. Wyoming Reaches an Impressive 63% DDR in 2019 For the last several years, Wyoming has earned some of the nation’s…
Hundreds Join the 2nd Annual Donate Life Wyoming Scavenger Hunt On the weekend of August 14 – 17, participants prepared to solve missions and learn more about the gift of life made possible through organ, eye and tissue donation at the 2nd Annual Donate Life Wyoming Scavenger Hunt! Throughout the weekend of fun they honored the lives of organ, eye…
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…
The essential gift of organ donation is the ultimate act of “paying it forward” with the donation of healthy organs and tissues. But what if that gift didn’t have to stop at just one transplant? What if healthy organs could save more than one life? For some on the waiting list for kidney and liver transplants, that dream could become…
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…
Words are powerful. How certain words or terms are used can have a significant impact, especially when it comes to organ, eye and tissue donation. Language not only plays an important role in perpetuating or debunking common myths and misconceptions about organ, eye and tissue donation, it can also serve as a way to pay respect to those who have…
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