Brenda Stahl is determined to share the story of her son, Issac Trevino, so that others will become organ donors. Story by sbiediger1.
in downtown San Antonio, said Trevino’s actions, and that of others like him who register as organ donors, relieve their families of extra grief and stress that come following a loved one’s death. The most common way to register as an organ donor is when obtaining or renewing a driver’s license the way Trevino did.
One organ donor can save up to eight lives, and 75 people can have their quality of life improved significantly with donated tissue or corneas, according to the alliance. In the United States, about 110,000 men, women and children await lifesaving organ transplants and 20 people die each day while waiting.
While the pandemic has impacted many aspects of medicine and health care, it has not significantly affected organ donation, Thompson said.Center for Life
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