From The Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville City Council declared April 2022 as National Donate Life Month at the council meeting on Thursday, April 7.
According to the proclamation presented to the council, by becoming an organ, eye, and tissue donor, one individual can save and heal the lives of more than 75 people. During National Donate Life Month, we honor the compassion and generosity of registered donors, donor families, and living donors, and recognize the commitment of medical professionals, researchers, innovators, champions, and national partners who work tirelessly to save and heal lives through donation and transplantation.
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“More than 100,000 Americans and 1,200 Alabamians are currently on the national transplant waiting list,” the proclamation states. “Another person is added to the waiting list every nine minutes, and, on average, seventeen people die each while waiting for a life-saving organ transplant”
Jane, a double organ donor transplant recipient, was at the meeting to receive the proclamation for National Donate Life Month.
“Being an organ donor gives people hope and hope is the only emotion that is stronger than fear,” Jane said.
The most effective way to address this health crisis is to educate and encourage citizens to commit to the following actions: register your decision to be an organ, eye, and tissue donor in the National Donate Life Registry at RegisterMe.org or at your local DMV, and learn more about living donation at DonateLife.net.
Mayor Choat and the City of Trussville feel that the Donate Life cause of saving and healing lives through organ, eye, and tissue donation is of such immediate and worthwhile importance. The city encourages all residents to make their families aware of their intentions to donate, and register their decision to be an organ, eye, and tissue donors in the National Donate Life Registry at RegisterMe.org or at your local Alabama DMV.