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SignUpForLife.ca reaches 5,000 registered and continues to grow.
Transplant Manitoba is thrilled by the number of people who have registered their intent to be organ and tissue donors on SignUpForLife.ca in just three short weeks.
“5,000 registered is a terrific start, and I’m confident that the drive will continue to take us higher so ultimately more lives can be saved through organ donation,” said Dr. Brendan McCarthy, Medical Director for Transplant Manitoba – Gift of Life program.
“For kidney recipients, a transplant makes a tremendous difference, as their quality of life improves considerably over that offered by dialysis,” said Dr. David Rush, Medical Director, Manitoba Renal Transplant Program. “We are all grateful for the support Manitoba continues to show for organ donation.”
After achieving record-breaking numbers on the first day of the site being live, Transplant Manitoba is hoping that the giving nature of Manitobans will help them see a target of 100,000 registered by this time next year.
About the Sign Up For Life Registry
What is Sign Up For Life?
Sign Up For Life is an online registry where Manitobans can record their wishes to be organ and/or tissue donors after death.
How will my information be used? Who will access it?
The information you give will be used to let your doctor, Transplant Manitoba, the Tissue Bank of Manitoba and Lions Eye Bank of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario know that you would like to be an organ and/or tissue donor. It will only be accessed by these people when donation becomes an option. Your wish to donate will then be shared with your family so they can give the okay on your behalf for organ donation.
If I've signed my donor card, why should I register?
A donor card is just a piece of paper that indicates your wish to be a donor. Because most people keep this card in their wallets and often do not come to hospital with the card on them, it may not be there when the information is needed. This means your decision to donate is only known to the family and friends you’ve shared it with. By registering your intent to donate, you ensure that your decision is recorded and can be made available to your loved ones when they need to know.
Who benefits when I register my intent to donate?
Organ donation saves and improves the quality of life for thousands of Canadians, like you, every day. We currently do not have enough donors to meet the needs for transplants. One person dies while waiting for a transplant every 36 hours. Why not give these people a second chance?
Not only does registering your wishes to be an organ and/or tissue donor help someone else, it helps your family as well. When you register your donation wishes, this information is recorded and stored in a Manitoba eHealth database and will be made available to your family at the right time, ensuring that your donation decision is known and respected. By making your donation decision today, you relieve your family of the burden to make this decision on your behalf.
Need more information? Contact us.
Download an organ donor card now and tell your family you want to be an organ donor.
Find out why we need more donors and why others have chosen to sign their donor cards
Learn more about becoming a living kidney donor
View our PowerPoint presentation for more information to help you decide if being a living kidney donor is right for you.
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Did you know?
You are 5-6x more likely to need an organ transplant than to be a donor.
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See the full news story on the WRHA website.
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The David Foster Foundation has created the Days In Wait website to promote the real stories behind organ donation and transplantation. Hopeful recipients, past recipients and close family members can share their stories, needs, struggles and aspirations with the larger Canadian population. Please visit the site and add your transplant or organ donation story.
Manitoba Education in
partnership and collaboration
with the Transplant Manitoba – Gift of Life Program and
the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is pleased to provide this learning resource to support Senior Years biology teachers
and their students as they examine current issues and
the human biology associated with organ donation and transplantation.
Download a copy of "Life is a Gift"
PLEASE NOTE: This is a large PDF file
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