Discussing Donation

Is it possible for organ recipients to be organ donors? Can transplanted organs be donated again? As we know, the essential gift of organ donation is the ultimate act of paying it forward. Many wonder, what if that gift didn’t have to stop with the initial transplant recipient. What if healthy organs could save more than just one life. For…

In November, we celebrate Eye Donation Month, a time to remind you that giving the gift of sight is something almost everyone can do. People’s lives are positively changed through eye donation. We invited our partners at the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank to write a guest blog about eye donation this month. What is Eye Donation? Eye tissue donation…

Celebrating Stories of Hope During Hispanic Heritage Month Hispanic Heritage Month is a national celebration that recognizes the contributions of all Hispanic and Latinx Americans throughout history and today. This is celebrated from September 15 – October 15 annually with different events at all types of institutions, organizations and businesses. You can find a list of how to participate locally.…

We often think of the heart when we talk about organ donation in general. The heart symbolizes love. But for others, a heart holds a much deeper meaning. For those few individuals who have received a heart transplant, it symbolizes the difference between life and death, and every thumping beat is a second chance at living a full life. For…

The need for lifesaving organ transplants affects all communities regardless of race, ethnicity, age or sex. However, when it comes to race in organ donation and transplantation, there is an even greater need for organ transplants among diverse communities and a need in our region and nationally for more people of color to sign up as organ, eye and tissue…

Often times, we see stories that focus on organ donation and we don’t pay as much attention to the millions of lives that are saved and healed every year from tissue donation in the United States. In 2021, 2,082 heroic tissue donors from our region of Colorado and Wyoming helped save thousands through skin grafts, spinal fusions valve replacements and…