Every April we remind you about the importance of organ donation, especially living donors. The need continues to expand. With over 100,000 people waiting for a life saving organ transplant, it is imperative that we keep educating people.
It's too bad that the U.S. doesn't have the same organ donor system as Belgium. In Belgium you are automatically considered a donor unless you opt out of the program. Imagine all the lives that could be saved!
This April I thought I would share some interesting statistics about kidney disease. 1 in 9 people are affected with kidney disease. Over 382,000 are on dialysis. Dialysis is a process to sustain life, but it is not a cure. Kidney disease touches many lives.
My family has been affected by kidney disease. I have kidney disease and my Mommy has been on dialysis twice before her two kidney transplants. Daddy is a living donor. These are some of the reasons we feel strongly about our goal.
Some of you may be too young to donate organs, but you can talk to your friends and family to teach them what you have learned. It's important to share information.
My tip this month is to learn something that interests you and share it with others. Hopefully they will continue sharing it and many people will learn.
Love,
Rudy the Never to Old to Learn Poodle
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