Welcome to our blog!
Welcome to Donate Life Northwest’s blog! We’re glad you’re here and hope you will join us regularly to talk about our weekly Tuesday post.
Topics will cover a broad range of donation and transplant news and issues, as well as occasional news about Donate Life Northwest projects and programs. Conversations are intended to be engaging and educational and to reflect our goal of increasing the number of registered donors. Diverse perspectives and opinions stated thoughtfully and respectfully will offer an opportunity for lively and healthy debate.
We dedicate this blog to honor donors and their families, to celebrate the renewed lives of transplant recipients, and to offer hope and support to those whose lives are on hold waiting for a transplant.
Last but not least, we add the NPR disclaimer: not all opinions expressed on this blog are those of Donate Life Northwest.
Come have fun and interesting conversations with us. See you in a week.
September 23rd, 2009 at 5:33 pm
I’m so excited for the new blog! It will be a great place to hear people’s thoughts about donation and transplantation. Good work Donate Life Northwest!
October 7th, 2009 at 10:13 am
Congratulations on your blog!
Just to let you and your readers know, our Donate Life Organ & Tissue Donation Blog chronicles the great work that many are doing across the country to raise awareness for organ, eye & tissue donation.
We look forward to hearing from Donate Life Northwest about your events and initiatives so that we may share with the world.
The blog is five months old and has received over 6,300 visits from around the world, so we hope we are helping the cause.
The link to the blog is: http://donatelife-organdonation.blogspot.com
December 16th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
The Power of One
The holidays are such a busy time of year. But each year, my family takes a moment to give thanks for what we have by making a financial gift to Donate Life Northwest to support its programs.
It is a cause very close to my heart. My daughter Brooke was diagnosed with a rare liver disease when she was just two months old. Six months later, when doctors believed she just had only days to live, she received her donated liver.
Brooke is now 15 and my family is so lucky for her transplant. We will be forever grateful for her donor’s lifesaving decision to help Brooke.
It really is amazing to think of how many people one person can help just by taking five minutes to sign up on the donor registry. One person can save eight lives through organ donation. That same person can enhance up to 50 more lives through tissue donation. And it is nearly impossible to count the number of individuals affected when their loved one get’s the transplant they have been waiting for.
It’s sad to think about the 2,500 sons, daughters, fathers, mothers and loved ones still waiting for a transplant in the Pacific Northwest. The key to saving lives starts with Donate Life Northwest’s lifesaving education programs which motivate people to sign up as donors.
This holiday, I encourage all you bloggers and supporters to make a financial gift to Donate Life Northwest. As we all know, it takes just one person, one gift, to make a difference.
Safe and happy holidays to you all.
Rodney Whitaker
Donate Life Northwest Board Member
Transplant Recipient Father