Flags fly to honor Donors

Flags Across America, a Donate Life America initiative, honors and celebrates the hundreds of thousands of donors and recipients whose lives have been affected by organ, eye and tissue donation.  Baptist Regional Medical Center will fly the flag during the month of April to spread the Donate Life Message and honor organ and tissue donors. 

KODA will set up near the Baptist Apothecary on April 8th.  Please stop by and visit with them to learn more about organ and tissue donation.  Taking action and signing up to be a donor could give someone a very precious gift -- LIFE!

DID YOU KNOW....

• Approximately 78 organ transplants take place every day in the U.S.
• On average, a single tissue donor can save or enhance the lives of up to 50 people
• More than 28,000 patients began new lives last year thanks to organ transplants.
• Approximately 39,000 patients had their sight restored last year through cornea transplants.
• A living donor can provide a kidney or a portion of their liver, lung, pancreas or intestine.
• Almost two-thirds of all living donors are relatives of their recipient, most commonly siblings.
• The number of unrelated living donors has more than tripled since 1998.

The most important thing you can do is register as a donor.  In Kentucky, take a few minutes to join the Registry by logging on www.donatelifekyorg.  Please visit www.donatelife.net to find out how to become a donor in your state.