The reward is not for personal gain, but for the salvation of other's lives who need an organ in order to survive. Right now 60,000 Americans wait for life saving organ transplants, and the list is growing at the rate of one person every 15 minutes, or approximately 30,000 people each year. April is National Organ and Tissue Awareness Month. Now is the time to get the back of your driver's license signed or obtain a sticker for your driver's license allowing your body to become an anatomical gift upon death. But, death is not the only time people can donate organs.
Donors can also give a kidney or part of their liver while they are still alive.
Most people don't want to thing about death, no matter how young or old, but the fact is death is enevitable. For those who want to make a lifelong contribution to society, consider organ donation, the simple act of giving that saves many lives. Editorial Board consists of Katie Erikson, Beth Hagemeister, Emma Owens, Cynthia Price, Rachel Rahe and Ryan Wilson. The Bulletin Serving up all the ESU news that's fit to download since August 4, 1997. The Bulletin is the official student newspaper of Emporia State University.