Donors save lives

According to statistics from the Life Connection of Ohio website: • Nearly 110,000 people are waiting for life-saving organ transplants in the United States, including more than 3,000 Ohioans. • A new name is added to the national transplant waiting list every 10 minutes. • 20 people die every day waiting for a transplant, including one Ohioan every other day. • More than 40,000 lives are saved through organ donation every year, and more than 2 million people benefit from tissue transplants annually. • One person has the power to save eight lives through organ donation … • … and heal 125 more through tissue donation. Anyone can become an organ/tissue donor: Online directly at link • At the Bureau of Motor Vehicles by noting it while obtaining or renewing a driver's license or state identification card. • By mail by filling out an Ohio Donor Registry enrollment form. Brochures can be found at any BMV or at Live Connection offices. • By registering directly online at https://lifelineofohio.org/register-as-a-donor. For more information, visit www.lifeconnection.org or https://lifelineofohio.org.