April is National Donate Life Month and the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center is working to explain how signing up to be an organ donor can help so many people around the country.
“It’s a month to raise awareness around organ and tissue donation. And we also take time to honor those who have given the gift of life,” Ashley Frolick, with the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center said.There is a garden with memorials right outside the Donor Pavilion to honor those whose donations helped save countless lives.
“There’s always a need for tissue donation. One donor can help up to 75 people, and they can help them in a multitude of ways because there’s so much that you can donate to. For example, a heart valve donation can actually save someone’s life if they have a heart defect. Skin can also be used for wound care like burns and traumatic wounds as well,” Frolick said.
And the need doesn’t stop at organ donors. The current blood levels in our area is only at a two-day supply. If you can donate, they want you to donate and help save lives. “We do need blood donations every day. We need 600 donations a day in order to meet the need in our South Texas area. And this month we are actually giving our Fiesta Medal. We love our donor so much. So we want to extra this year and we have this year estimated that we will be giving donors when they can donate throughout the month while supplies last,” Frolick said.
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