About
LifeCenter, “A Donate Life Organization,” encourages and coordinates the donation of organs and tissues for transplantation, working with the Greater Cincinnati area hospitals and transplant centers.
Mission LIFECENTER MISSION: To save, enhance and change
lives through organ and tissue donation.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Every day, volunteers make an immeasurable contribution toward furthering the public’s awareness about the importance of organ and tissue donation. There are numerous volunteer opportunities available to promote organ and tissue donation in the Tri-State area.
Ways Volunteers Can Help:
> Volunteer Speaker’s Bureau
> Clerical Assistance
> Staffing Booths at Health/Wellness Events
> Mailings
> Special Events
If you are interested in volunteering and assisting LifeCenter with increasing donation awareness in your community, please contact Jeannie Kuhn, Public Affairs and Development Associate, via phone at 513.961.5200 ext. 17 or emailjkuhn@lifepassiton.org.
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FACTS ABOUT DONATION
• One organ donor can save 8 lives.
• Heart, lung and liver transplants save the
lives of those who suffer from end-stage
organ failure.
• Kidney transplants free recipients from
weekly dialysis treatments.
• Pancreas transplants free diabetics from
daily insulin injections and corresponding
health problems.
• As many as 50 people may be helped by the
gift of tissue donation.
• Corneas will help restore sight to people
whose eyes have been injured or affected by disease.
For more information, please visit www.lifepassiton.org or
call 513.558.5555.
One Organ Donor Saves Eight Lives!
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WORKPLACE PARTNERSHIPS
LifeCenter would like to join with your business to increase awareness and education among employees regarding organ and tissue donation. If you would like to become a Workplace Partner, arrange a presentation, request materials, or schedule a lunch and learn, contact LifeCenter at 513.558.5555 or visitwww.lifepassiton.org for more information.
You can save lives. Call today!
BRANDON’S STORY:
“My son, Brandon Jackson, was a great person, son and friend. We were very close, but in his quiet dignity he never told me he was an organ donor. He never bragged about what he did. If you asked something of him, and he felt in his heart that it would help someone, his answer was always yes. The impact of his gift of donation has touched me in such a way that now after being led by Brandon’s spirit I am a donor, and many of my family members and friends are now donors. In my family, because of Brandon, we don’t want to ‘Be Like Mike.’ We all want to be like Brandon.
“Brandon was loving, fun, strong, handsome, smart, goofy, reliable and dedicated. Amazingly, I’m still hearing stories from people who think of him every day.
“I’m torn, but glad, that others were blessed to be recipients of Brandon’s gift. If they only knew what greatness they possess within their bodies. I encourage people to donate, for it is a wonderful thing to be able to give life to another. Brandon is a living testimony, still living and breathing and enjoying life somewhere, everywhere. Can you imagine being in four to five places at the same time enjoying life? That’s how I imagine Brandon. I may not be able to touch him right now or hear his voice, but I know he is all over within some blessed recipient.”
Vickie Jackson
Mother of Brandon, Organ Donor
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WHY YOU SHOULD REGISTER TO PASS LIFE ON THROUGH ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION:
Every 14 minutes a new name is added to the National Waiting List
The number one problem with donation and transplantation today is that there aren’t enough life-saving organs for everyone who needs them.
THE NUMBERS
Approximate number of patients on the current waiting list for organ donation:
• More than 100,000 people in the U.S.
• Approximately 3,000 people in Ohio
• Nearly 500 people in Cincinnati
• About 1,100 people in Indiana
• And 620 people in Kentucky
THE AVERAGE
18 people on average – men, women and children – die each day while waiting for a life-saving transplant. That’s more than 6,500 lives lost each year.
THE FACTS
Everyone is a potential donor regardless of age, race or medical history. There are approximately 80 potential donors each year in the Tri-State.
DID YOU KNOW?
50 percent of all patients waiting for an organ transplant in the U.S. are minorities.
Company Overview
LifeCenter, “A Donate Life Organization,” encourages and coordinates the donation of organs and tissues for transplantation, working with the Greater Cincinnati area hospitals and transplant centers.
LifeCenter’s clinical staff provides 24-hour service for referrals, case management, recovery and organ placement when donation occurs. Our education staff provides programs for schools, civic and co…mmunity groups, religious institutions and healthcare professionals. Additional services offered by LifeCenter include bereavement services for donor families, volunteer opportunities, and donor registry drives for area businesses and organizations that facilitate the enrollment of donors.
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THE GIFT
“My wife and I have four sons, and the most important thing to us is family. When our son Alex was two months old the doctors told us that he had a problem with his liver and to complicate things further, he also had problems with his heart. Within a few months, he had open heart surgery which complicated his liver condition even more, and the doctors at Children’s Hospital told us that he would need a liver transplant. We were all devastated by this news, especially his brothers.
“We as a family are very grateful to the family who made the courageous decision to donate their loved one’s organs. Because of their heroic decision our son Alex is alive today and is a lively 3 year old boy. We were fortunate, because Alex’s wait for a life saving transplant was not a long one. Although his mother was ready and willing to donate to help our son, we received the call a few days later than a match had been found for Alex.
“Today, Alex is very active and is able to go to preschool and live life as any other 3 year old would. I would encourage people to learn the facts about the donation process before they make a decision. My son would not be alive today if it was not for the heroic decision made by one family to give the greatest of gifts by passing life on.”
Gerardo Puga
Father of Alex Puga, Liver RecipientSee More
DescriptionYou can designate your decision to become an organ and tissue donor by visting www.lifepassiton.org to join the donor registry in OH/KY/IN. Please join us today and pass life on!
