Giving The Gift Of Life: Organ Donation

Tribune 242 | By JEFFARAH GIBSON
#DONATING AN organ is the ultimate gift anyone can give to someone who needs it, Dr Adrian Sawyer a transplant nephrologist said during Doctor’s Hospital monthly lecture series.

#Dr Sawyer along with Michaela Sumner-Budhi, legal counsel, were the speakers during the Distinguished Lecture Series which focused on Organ Donation: Giving the Gift of Life.

#Many people around the world undergo the life saving procedure of an organ transplantation. Organ transplants are performed when an organ has stopped working or stopped functioning properly because of disease or injury.

#Dr Sawyer specialises in the study of the kidneys and treating kidney diseases. Organs that can be donated or transplanted include, the liver, the heart, the pancreas and the lungs.

#“There are a couple of reasons why it is important to talk about organ donation during this time. I would use the kidney as a prototype for organ donation for several reasons. All of us only have one brain, and one heart. The creator in his wisdom decided to give us two kidneys, so they are very important, he said.
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Outside California:
www.organdonor.gov | www.donatelife.