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🌍🧠 Today is World Brain Day! 🧠🌍 AFTD would like to share a valuable resource: a recent AFTD webinar that explains how brain donation helps move FTD research forward and guides you through the donation process. Click here to watch the webinar now: https://bit.ly/3VXVipA

Countless lives have been saved and improved by organ, eye and tissue donation. We can hold the positivity of donation to light, while also recognizing that countless more patients are waiting to be granted the gift of life. Let’s educate, discuss, and think deeply about our decision to be a part of the donation process. Learn more at lcnw.org.

I am alive today because of some amazing people. My wife, Medical professionals, NSW Health and a loving and compassionate family who, at a time of tragic loss, found the strength to consent to Organ Donation. I am now and forever will be a passionate advocate for Organ Donation and the critical role families have in making the final decision to donate their loved one’s organs. The messaging and focus of the OTA is in desperate need of reform. As of today there is still no announcement on The Donatelife Community Partners? Today marks the end of April! But why is that significant? Let's talk funding applications for 2024. They opened back on Thursday, February 1, 2024, at 10:00am AEDT, and they closed Friday, March 1, 2024, at 4:00pm AEDST. That gave everyone just 30 days to get their applications ready and submitted! 💼 According to DONATELIFE OTA's own website, successful applicants were supposed to be announced this month - April. But here we are, 60 days after the applications closed, and even those who didn't make it haven't been given any feedback! 🤔 It's just another example of an organisation in chaos. Despite the CEO being awarded an OAM for services to organ donation, the reality is quite grim. Consent, registration, and donation rates have been declining for six years. It's clear that Australia's organ and tissue donation system needs serious reform. 🚑 #OrganDonation #FundingApplications #reformneeded Australian Organ and Tissue Authority Anne Ruston Gerardine (Ged) Kearney

Through the selfless act of organ and tissue donation, you can give the gift of life and offer hope to the more than 105,000 men, women, and children on the national transplant waiting list. In the United States, there’s a dire need for donated organs and tissues. Discover more here: https://bit.ly/3FJaD4i #organdonation #giftoflife #organdonor

Last year, 45,909 donors invested $435.6 million in students, faculty, researchers, and healthcare professionals at CU so they can imagine what’s possible. From scholarships and giving leukemia patients hope to education reform and preventing cyberattacks, donations have allowed our four campuses to make a difference. Read the 2023 Impact Report: https://impact2023.cu.edu

🌍🧠 In our second post for World Brain Day, we're sharing an informative blog article by Cindy Odell from AFTD's Persons with FTD Advisory Council. Read "The Lived Experience: Brain Donation" to learn about Cindy's journey with bvFTD and her decision to donate her brain to research: https://bit.ly/3L0mhKZ

Want to tell your family you’d like to be an organ and tissue donor, but don’t know how?     Here are some simple steps to start a conversation about organ and tissue donation with your family.       https://lnkd.in/g5JV92_s   #myfamilyknow #thankyouday #organdonation #tissuedonation 

One decision. 114 lives changed. Alphonso is a hero and an organ donor. See how RUSH docs and Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network are working together to save more lives through organ donation: https://rsh.md/4anoj20

"Today is World Organ Donation Day! Let's shine a light on the selfless act of organ donation, which gives hope and a second chance at life to countless individuals and families. One organ donor can save up to 8 lives and improve many more through tissue donation. Consider registering as an organ donor today and share your decision with your loved ones. Together, we can create a world where everyone has access to the life-saving transplants they need. #WorldOrganDonationDay #OrganDonation #SaveLives #DonateLife"

Did you know April is #DonateLifeMonth? This month is all about the importance of registering to be an organ donor, honoring former donors, and celebrating the lives saved through donation. A successful kidney transplant is life-changing, and kidney donors truly give the gift of life. To learn more about becoming a kidney donor, visit https://ow.ly/Pt0h30sBPVQ.