April 22-29 is National Organ Donor Awareness Week, and once again, Organ Donation Ontario volunteers are out in force, promoting awareness of the value of organ donation.
Green ribbons are everywhere, symbolising support for organ donors and their families.
But turning support into action is a challenge that lasts all year. The key to turning that awareness into an increased donor rate is ensuring the appropriate resources are in place. When circumstances allow for it, people want to donate organs. We, as a community, have to do whatever it takes to make sure those wishes can be fulfilled for donors, for their families, and for the hundreds of people waiting for a transplant. The need for individuals and families to consider organ donation has never been higher.