Today in the United States more than 76,000 people await organ transplants, and thousands more are waiting for critically needed tissue transplants. More than 1,300 of those waiting come from Colorado and Wyoming.
Transplantation is their only hope.
Tragically, the need for donated organs and tissues continues to outpace the supply. In our region alone, the waiting list for organs has doubled in less than five years. A new name is added to the national waiting list every 13 minutes. Thankfully, one donor can help more than 50 people in need. You can help by joining the Colorado Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and then telling your family.