Save a life: Be an organ donor

The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) runs the nation’s organ transplant system — matching lifesaving organs from donors to recipients 24 hours a day, seven days week. I choose to represent UNOS as a community volunteer because I share its commitment to save as many lives as possible through organ sharing.

Each day, lives are saved in our community through organ donation and transplantation — lives like my brother’s. After seven years on the transplant list, he received his heart transplant. He is alive today because of an organ donor and that person’s family, and we were able to celebrate him still being with us as a brother, son and uncle at his first “heartiversary” superman party. Because to us, he is our superman.

I’m a passionate advocate for donation and transplantation and for UNOS because, as a caregiver, I’m a part of this lifesaving community. You can be a part, too.You can make a difference and give the gift of life. Register to be an organ donor at donatelife.net or consider becoming a living donor.Join me in making 2021 the year of Saving Lives Together.