Donorship

Donorship allows an individual to give the highly personal and unique gifts of blood, marrow, tissue and organs. You are encouraged to become a donor of all types to help patients who need them. For many people, your donation will give them their only chance for recovery or survival.

Marrow Donation

Every day, thousands of patients with leukemia, sickle cell disease and other life-threatening disorders search for a marrow donor who can make their transplant possible.

Organ and Tissue Donation

Over 111,000 people across the United States are on a waiting list for organ transplants, including those who need a kidney, liver, pancreas, heart or lung transplant. Every 11 minutes, another person is added to the waiting list.

Like organ donation, tissue donation is a chance to share your life with others. Tissue donation is often possible when organ donation is not. One tissue donor can help more than 50 people; it’s often necessary for treating diseases and injuries such as bone fracture, ligament repair or heart surgery.

If everyone who could donate did so, the waiting list for transplants would be greatly reduced. Learn more about how to register and share your decision with your family.