Be A Hero, Show Us Your Heart, Join the Michigan Organ Donor Registry
 

National MOTTEP Newsletter
Jan-March 2008
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MOTTEP Information

For more information about MOTTEP or to obtain brochures, please contact:

Remonia Chapman
(313) 393-2446  rchapman@giftoflifemichigan.org

 
 

 

 

The story of a son returning the
GIFT OF LIFE to his father. Kahmal
Cheeks donated his kidney to his
father Marvel Cheeks.

 

DID YOU KNOW

  • That more than 97,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant.
  • Diabetes and high blood pressure are the two diseases that can lead to the need for
    dialysis or kidney transplantation.
  • A single organ and tissue donor can save or improve the live of up to 50 individuals.
  • The most important steps in becoming an organ and tissue donor are:

Signing up on the Michigan Donor Registry

African American Patients Currently
Waiting in Michigan For A Transplant
As of July 2008

Liver

35

  

Heart

8

  

Pancreas

5

  

Kidney/Pancreas

16

  

Kidney/Heart

1

  

Kidney

1077

  

Kidney/Lung

1

  

Lung

10

  

Total

1153

  

Total number of individuals registered on the               
Michigan Organ Donor Registry: 1,417,058                 

Every day, hundreds of people in our state are in need of other tissues (such as heart valves, veins, tendons, bone, skin, and corneas) in order to survive or maintain their quality of life.

Last year, 881 organs were transplanted. So far this year, the
generosity of Michigan donors has led to
478 transplants and saved numerous lives.

Become a Donor Today and Tell
Your Family of Your Decision!