2.  According to Medline Plus, organ donation takes healthy organs and tissues from one person for transplantation into another. Experts say that the organs from one donor can save or help as many as 50 people.

3.  Organs you can donate include:  Internal organs: Kidneys, heart, liver, pancreas, intestines, lungs  Skin  Bone and bone marrow  Cornea

4. According to Medline Plus: People of all ages and background can be organ donors. If you are under age 18, your parent or guardian must give you permission to become a donor. If you are 18 or older you can show you want to be a donor by signing a donor card. You should also let your family know your wishes. http://www.njelderlawestateplannin g.com/articles/miscellaneous- musings/

5.  More than 101,000 people are waiting today for transplant surgeries, according to the official U.S. government Web site for organ and tissue donation. Each is waiting for "the gift of life.”official U.S. government Web site for organ and tissue donation.  The number of people who need a transplant continues to rise faster than the number of available donors. The waiting list for transplants grows by approximately 300 people each month.  Each day, approximately 77 people receive an organ transplant.  However, 19 people die each day waiting for transplants that can't take place because of the shortage of donated organs.  http://www.mayoclinic.org/transplant/organ- donation.html http://www.mayoclinic.org/transplant/organ- donation.html

6.  Becoming an organ donor is easy. Every adult can designate himself or herself as a donor by taking one of three actions:  Registering with his or her state's donor registry,  Signing and carrying a Uniform Donor Card, or by  Indicating willingness to donate on his or her driver's license application.  http://www.mayoclinic.org/transplant/orga n-donation.html http://www.mayoclinic.org/transplant/orga n-donation.html

7.  Mayo Clinic is the largest transplant center in the country and a leader in transplant research. Patients today benefit from recent advances in transplant medicine. They have more options for care than existed as recently as 10 years ago.  You can find more information on there website http://www.mayoclinic.com/he alth/organ-donation/FL00077 http://www.mayoclinic.com/he alth/organ-donation/FL00077 http://www.medcitynews.com/20 10/05/mayo-clinic-explores-the- virtual-world-of-second-life/

8.  Here is Priscilla’s story:  http://donatelife.net/stories-of-hope/ http://donatelife.net/stories-of-hope/ http://www.theoldguyrules.com/organdonation.htm

9.  Medline Plus:  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/org andonation.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/org andonation.html  Mayo Clinic:  http://www.mayoclinic.org/transplant/or gan-donation.html http://www.mayoclinic.org/transplant/or gan-donation.html  Donate Life:  http://donatelife.net/stories-of-hope/ http://donatelife.net/stories-of-hope/