LifeSharers Membership Now Exceeds 10,000

According to LifeSharers, LifeSharers Recruits 10,000th Organ Donor, Nov. 8, 2007, the organ donation network has attracted its 10,000th member.

As this article explains:

LifeSharers offers registered organ donors preferred access to donated organs.

LifeSharers members agree to donate their organs upon their death. They also agree to offer their organs first to other LifeSharers members, if any member is a suitable match, before offering them to non-members. In exchange, they get preferred access to the organs of other LifeSharers members. So, people who join LifeSharers increase their chances of getting a transplant should they ever need one.

“LifeSharers membership is a compelling investment in your future. It’s free, and it could literally save your life,” says Bill Staton, Chairman of Staton Financial Advisors. “By joining LifeSharers you reduce the chance you’ll die waiting if you ever need an organ transplant.”

There are over 98,000 people on the transplant waiting list in the United States. More than half of them will die before they get a transplant. * * *

Only about 50% of adult Americans have agreed to donate their organs when they die, but just about 100% would agree to accept an organ transplant if they needed one to live. This is one of the biggest reasons there is such a large shortage of transplantable organs. * * *

LifeSharers membership is free and open to all at http://www.lifesharers.org or by calling 1-888-ORGAN88. There is no age limit, and parents can enroll their minor children. No one is excluded due to any pre-existing medical condition.