REGISTER AS AN ORGAN DONOR BY SHAWN EDMONDS Have a Heart
Your donation could save a life like Texarkana resident Madeline Piña’s. Most people know there is a need for organ and tissue donors. Still, they need to understand how urgent this need is. According to midamericatransplant.org , 95% of Americans support organ donation, but only about 60% are registered to donate. February is American Heart Month, and one Texarkana family understands why a heart is a valuable gift. To the Piña family, every day is another day they wait for the call that a heart is available for eight-year-old Madeline. She is one of 1,900 children on the national transplant waiting list. For Madeline, someone’s decision to donate an organ can save her life.
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