Save A Life Today; Surprising Facts About Organ Donation

An Improved Quality Of Life

Recipients also greatly benefit from an improvement in their quality of life. For instance, a transplant can allow the patient to live medication-free for the first time since their diagnosis, as well as without the costly treatments needed to keep them alive and healthy. There are also specific ways that patients can benefit from certain types of donations. For instance, an eye and tissue donation can allow someone to see again, a bone marrow transplant can provide hope for children with leukemia, and a heart valve transplant for an individual who would require multiple surgeries to correct the problem with their heart. Other transplants that can improve a recipient's quality of life include a heart transplant for cardiomyopathy, congenital heart disease, and coronary artery disease. A lung transplant can help a patient with emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, or pulmonary hypertension; a liver transplant for hepatitis or biliary atresia; and a kidney transplant for diabetes, hypertension, or polycystic kidney disease.

Keep reading to find out the multiple ways the donor benefits, as it might surprise you!