Most refusals occur because families don't know what their loved ones wanted, she said. It's just not something people want to discuss. . . . I think it will be the youth who change it. Cultural beliefs also present problems that the center is trying to overcome, Swanson said. We want to make sure every family is given the option of donation and no one else makes the decision based on a cultural belief they think may keep these people from wanting to donate.
Blind people can get sight and finally see loved ones.
To find out more about organ donations, call 599-7630.