Don’t Forget About Organ Donation

Planning for the inevitable should include considering directives on organ donation.  As one study reports, the gap between supply and demand for kidneys, and certainly other organs, creates longer waiting periods and increased risks of death before an organ becomes available, especially for older individuals. 

SeeCrystal Phend, Medical News: Older Kidney Patients May Die on Transplant List, MedPage Today, June 18, 2009.

For more information on organ and tissue donation and transplantation, go to organdonor.gov.