In 2012, 95 people on the transplant wait list died. 196 families, in the absence of registered consent, declined to donate their loved ones’ organs. Had their family member been registered, an estimated 370 additional lifesaving transplants could have been performed.
A record-breaking 1,053 lifesaving organ transplants were performed in Ontario in 2012, an increase of 11 per cent over the previous year and the third year in a row the province has reported growth in the number of transplants performed. Over 253 deceased organ donors and their families gave the gift of life in 2012, an increase of 15 per cent over the previous year. Deceased Ontario donors contributed to 385 kidney transplants, 189 liver transplants, 104 lung transplants, 74 heart transplants, 23 kidney pancreas transplants, 20 pancreas transplants and one small bowel transplant.
Despite the increase in donors, according to Trillium Gift of Life Network, lives are still being lost because only 22 per cent of Ontarians have registered their consent to organ and tissue donation. What shocked me was the number of families who refused their consent to donate their loved one's organs for transplant. When promoting organ donation awareness we have to continue to encourage donors to talk to their families about their wishes and to emphasize the fact that one donor can save up to eight lives and enhance the lives of up to 75 others through the gift of tissue. Click here for list of organs and tissues that can be donated.
If I ever have the honor of meeting my donor family I would be sure to tell them that their loved one did not die in vain because they were still living within me and that our lives have merged and continue to lead a happy and rich life.,
Despite the increase in donors, lives are still being lost because only 22 per cent of Ontarians have registered their consent to organ and tissue donation.
In 2012, 95 people on the transplant wait list died. 196 families, in the absence of registered consent, declined to donate their loved ones’ organs. Had their family member been registered, an estimated 370 additional lifesaving transplants could have been performed.
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