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Organ Donation: Tissue can be life saver, too 'Tissue donors are definitely heroes helping to improve the quality of life for recipients of their tissue," Richard Raines writes, telling how tissue from an organ donor meant a family member could recover more quickly from knee surgery Register Online Now: This may be the kindest act you could ever do.To participate in the program, visit the KY Trust for Life Website at Donate Life Kentucky Or, Visit you Local Circuit Court Clerk's office.See also: Organ Donation Registry The need to join is right in Adair Co KY About: An Organ Donor saved the life of beloved uncle By Richard Raines We hear a lot of talk about organ donation, but lately I have heard ads requesting people become an organ and tissue donor. I don't know if there is something a donor has to do to be a tissue donor, but I know that while we don't think of tissue recipients having their life saved, they have the quality of life enhanced by the thoughtfulness of others. My daughter twisted her knee last spring and tore her ACL while getting out of our truck. When she had surgery, the orthopedic surgeon said he was going to use donor tissue from a cadaver because recovery would be quicker for her and they wouldn't have to borrow tissue from another ligament in her body and she wouldn't have as much to recover from. After about six weeks in a locked brace, she was able to have her brace unlocked and return to work with restrictions. With physical therapy, she was able to reduce her need for the brace and eventually not need it. She is now walking (with a slight limp) and marching in Lindsey Wilson's band, although it is pushing it a bit to march from campus to the football field. I talked to an older lady the other day who talked to a lady who told me she had a cornea transplant several years ago. Cornea transplants are vision savers for many who receive them. Also, when someone has spine surgery, there are instances where they tell the patient they will receive tissue from the bone bank to help with the repairs made. Tissue donors are definitely "heroes" helping to improve the quality of life for recipients of their tissue. I am registered as an organ donor, and if I were to leave this walk of life in such a way that organs and/or tissue from my body can be taken to help someone else, I can only hope my family will follow my wishes to donate anything donable. PS: I haven't seen Harry Allen Kimbler in several years, but I remember Dawn's father Bobby who died of heart disease in his 50's in 1993. We truly lost a good neighbor and friend and someone who wasn't afraid to stand up for what he thought was right when needed. -Richard Raines The original story in this series About: Adair leaders want to raise Organ Donation Registry numbers This story was posted on 2010-09-12 10:12:19
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