Who can become a donor?
All individuals can indicate their intent to donate (persons under 18 years of age must have parent's or guardian's consent). Medical suitability for donation is determined at the time of death.
If I have a previous medical condition, can I still donate?
Regardless of any pre-existing medical circumstances or conditions, determination of suitability to donate organs or tissue may be based on a combination of factors that take into account the donor's general health and the urgency of need of the recipient. This determination is usually done by the medical staff that recovers the organs or by the transplant team that reviews all of the data about the organ(s) or tissue that have been recovered from the donor.
We recommend that all individuals consider themselves potential organ and tissue donors, indicate their intent to donate by signing a donor card, and discuss their decision with family members. Transplant professionals will evaluate potential donors and determine suitability for donation of particular organs or tissue when the time for
donation arises.
If you desire additional information on organ donation and transplantation, please contact the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), the current contractor for the nation's Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), at 1-888-TXINFO-1 or visit their Web site at: www.unos.org. The OPTN Web site also provides transplant and donor information at: www.optn.org . If you would like to learn more about any type of disease condition or illness, you may visit the National Institutes for Health web site at: www.nih.gov.
snickersunny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello to everyone!
Today, I went and renewed my Driver's License. During the renewal
process, the clerk asked me if I would like to be an organ donor. I
have always said "yes" in the past, but this past year was my
diagnosis with CML.
I still said, "Yes", but I was wondering if anyone has any
information as to whether or not a person with CML can donate organs,
if the occasion arises? This is one of those hmmmmm questions :-)
Thanks!
Snickersunny (Lynn)
Dx'd 12/10/03
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