LifeLink encourages Georgians to be the gift of a lifetime

ALBANY — During the holiday season, LifeLink of Georgia honors and celebrates organ and tissue donors and the people who love them. The organization works around the clock to serve donors and their families by ensuring every viable organ is recovered and transported.

One donor can save as many as eight lives through organ transplantation and improve more than 75 through tissue donation.

Currently, more than 3,400 Georgians, and 105,000 people across the country, are waiting for lifesaving organ transplants. Seventeen people pass away every day in the United States because an organ is not available in time.

Last year, LifeLink of Georgia provided more than 1,060 life-saving organs for transplant thanks to the generosity of 388 organ donors from the state.

During the holiday season, individuals can be someone’s hero just by registering as a donor. Anyone, regardless of their age or health, can register to donate. LifeLink encourages everyone to share their donation decision with family and friends.

Organ donors save lives. All Georgian’s are urged to join them; be the gift of a lifetime by registering today at www.BeTheGiftGeorgia.org. Encourage others to do the same by sharing their decision on social media.

LifeLink team members are the first responders of organ donation and transplantation. The team in Georgia/Florida/Puerto Rico is on the front lines every day, helping grieving families honor their loved ones’ decisions and transporting donated organs to patients in time for transplant. LifeLink works with partners at donor hospitals, transplant centers and throughout the community to save as many lives as possible.

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