Political Quotes

“each day, 74 people receive an organ transplant. And each day, another 18 patients die waiting. While it doesn't get a lot of public attention, for every family who struggles with the pain and uncertainty of waiting for that life saving gift, the organ donation shortage is an urgent crisis. Right now, over 97,000 people are on the waiting list. Fewer than half of them will get the transplant they need. Almost 2,000 of the patients on the list are from my home state of Tennessee. As a heart and lung transplant surgeon, I have direct and intimate experience with this issue. I've devoted two decades of my life to giving others a second chance through transplantation. I have sat next to the hospital bed and looked into eyes of patients and their families and seen the frustration, desperation and fear they feel as they wait and hope for the miraculous gift that can reverse a fatal diagnosis. I've personally shared in the elation when the donation came through. I also know very well the tragedy when a patient dies before they could receive a transplant--a direct result of a large and growing shortage of organ donors. The medical community is trying to raise public awareness.…”