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The registry continues to be the second-largest donor registry in the country after California. Donate Life Texas officials cite the strong, ongoing partnership between the Donate Life Texas organization and the Texas Department of Public Safetyâs Driver License Division, which provides an opportunity to join the registry while applying for or renewing a state driverâs license or identification card, for reaching the milestone. On average, 82 percent of those registered signed up through a transaction at a DPS driver license office. The ability to join the donor registry gives each customer the chance to save eight lives and heal 75 others through the gift of organ, eye and tissue donation. ....
Imagine if you could give the gift of restored sight to a young mother, human tissue to repair a first responder’s injured limb or an organ to save a teenager’s life. National Donate Life Month encourages us to register as organ, eye and tissue donors to make these types of gifts possible. ....
Share this article Share this article SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ During an unprecedented year with unique challenges, Texas Organ Sharing Alliance (TOSA), the organ procurement organization that provides organ donation and recovery services for individuals and families in Central and South Texas, announced it was able to help 189 donor heroes provide 594 organ transplants in 2020. By escalating plans to transfer donors to the new Center for Life (CFL) for organ and tissue recovery at University Hospital, TOSA was able to alleviate the strain on local hospitals focused on caring for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. In its first year, the CFL cared for 77 organ donors. ....
Local woman highlights importance of organ donation Patrick Johnstone/KRIS 6 News Kay Laughlin lost her son in 2005. She chose to have his organs donated, and those organs saved the lives of seven people. and last updated 2020-12-10 09:57:26-05 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â Kay Laughlin lost her son in 2005. While he was on life support, Laughlin said she didnât want her sonâs organs to be donated. âEverything happened so quick, I said no. No, no, no, no,â she said. However, after conferring with her oldest son, Shawn, she decided to have his organâs donated upon his passing. Her sonâs organs went to save seven people, she met one of those people in 2016. Hearing from the man whose life was saved thanks to her son opened her eyes more to the impact her decision made. ....