{"id":5282,"date":"2018-04-09T20:28:54","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T20:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=5282"},"modified":"2020-01-28T20:03:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T20:03:37","slug":"april-is-national-donate-life-month-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/april-is-national-donate-life-month-2\/","title":{"rendered":"April is National Donate Life Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/organ-donor-2017.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4117\" src=\"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/organ-donor-2017-300x157.png\" alt=\"organ donor 2017\" width=\"333\" height=\"180\"><\/a>April is National Donate Life Month, a month dedicated to celebrating the lives of people saved by organ donation and the donors who made a difference. In 2016, over 33,000 lives in the United States were saved thanks to the men and women who decided to give the gift of life.<\/p>\n<p>During National Donate Life Month, organizations such as LiveOnNY carry out missions or campaigns to educate communities about the importance of organ donation.&nbsp; These initiatives are very important because they address many concerns people may have about becoming a donor, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Religion- Most major religions such as Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam and others are in support of organ donation.<\/li>\n<li>Age \u2013 If you have been given approval by your doctor to be a donor, you are never too old. The oldest person in the U.S. on record to be a donor was 93 years old.<\/li>\n<li>Health conditions- It is important that you do not rule yourself out as a&nbsp;donor due to medical conditions. Each case is different.<\/li>\n<li>Premature death- The primary goal of doctors is to save your life. Donation is only considered when all efforts to save a patient\u2019s life have failed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jamaica Hospital is encouraging people to help play a role in saving or improving lives by registering as organ donors.&nbsp;&nbsp; Research shows that 90 percent of New Yorkers support organ donation but only about 30 percent are registered. &nbsp;By registering, you can make a difference and help save up to eight lives.For more information please visit,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.liveonny.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;http:\/\/www.liveonny.org\/&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/organdonor.gov\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.organdonor.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April is National Donate Life Month, a month dedicated to celebrating the lives of people saved by organ donation and the donors who made a difference. 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