By three fOl' heartII . CyD-
CIIpiUIl Servia . thia HoIIaad, .. director
LANS�G - Gary Padley the 0rpD PrOaJrement Agency
I I s id he feels lucky to have of � in � Arbo .
received a eart hen he At least three people need
Deeded it. liver transplants nd the
On A 31, 48-year-old Pad- I dellWld for cornea, skin �d
ley of Kalamazoo received a boDe tissue also exceeds supply,
heart tr t d a seoond Hon.crsaid.
chance for life. �tionally, waiting list
Morethan8S0otherpabents stands at 13,198 for kidney
. M·· . for 914 � 185
Y ar- 505 • r and 157
rive on ti e because of a aeas.
�hn"' ... ",_· orpn dooa . -nere are 50 y people
Bu o· y an d more are placed 011
4 organ or i easy and are en- the . because of the
cour . f .. to discuss the high � te 0( transp surgery
idea before a aisis occurs, success," Holland said.
- "If you could see people "Generally, there' has been a
transplants have helped before decline of organ donors in
and after (their operation), it's Michigan and nationwide. We
bsolutely amazing," Padley don't know why but can only
said. "It' a gift of life, really, it's speculate that there is a lac of
a miracle ..... It's amazing t public awareness."
1 can do now." About 90 percent of cornea
, Before his transplant, P dJey transplants are successful, while
said even small tasks ere pain- kidney transplants have a 50
fuJ and difficult, such as lift.iDg percent success rate. As tech
his arms above his head ow, nology advances, other
he enjoys gardening. moderate transplant operations' success
exercise and is looking forward . rates also grow, she said ..
to returning to his amertisiDg To get people talking about
career. organ donation, the State Bar of
Padley said the shortage Michigan, the Michigan State
problem results from a ck of Medical Society and the
communication bet een Michigan Hospital Association
. rainities and friends, not p- joined forces in October to
pre ens ion about donation. launch die "Break the Silen�"
" ost peop don't kno campaign. The project en-
someone 's had a traJisplant eoureges families to discuss or
of any kind, so they don't think gandonation before a dealth oc-
about it," he said curs.
In Michigan, 800 patients are "I thin it's very important,"
aiting for·a kidney transplant, Pad1cy said "One I person can
35 for heart, 19 pancreas and help up to 16 other people with
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peeled to do Ie withi.o two your tel softeaer . load-
Doctors repoIbas . .. tap '. .
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visual discomforts. Some ell- loaded . sodium more often
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guys cia· ed that al _. om
cookware and a DU foil
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t . Owtces are be 1 will diag- ad tablets, too. But despite ex-
DOse tinnit a surprisingly I haustiYe research, so far there .
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lion . . this condi- I alumiaum OODSumed from-these
tion, one-fifth suffer so badly ! sources are harmful in anyway,
they can't lead normal lives. I including increasing risk of
Loud eoise i the usual cause. Alzheimers.
For a fuller story, send a
stamped, self-addressed en
�lope,to Ti' 1101 Ver
mont Ave., NW, #302,
W . 0 DC 20065.
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In respect of the I 'I
most ew:ryoae would want to
help others. •
Padley said religion also
should DOt hinder those wishiDg
to make donations, because
most major religio upport
the program.
A receat G up poll d
that 94 pereeat of Americus
e aware of orpn .
traI:asDiIallls..About 70 perceotof
. dicated they are
a . said
D id Fox, . of media �Ia
tio -for the ichigan State
edical Society.
Bu only 15 percent of the
20,000 people who might be
donors at death do' so because
families are not .approached,
with the chance. .
Because m families do not
want to deal with organ dona
tion when a death occurs, they
need to discuss the process
beforehand, said Thomas Oren,
associate director of com
munications for the State Bar of
Michigan.
Under Michigan's 1986 "Re
quired Request" law, hospital
staff members or doctors must
families en a relative dies
if they will agree to do te the
per on's organs or tissues.
Do . carries no extra cost
to the donor or his/her famijy.·
Thos ish� to make an
organ donation can sign a dono
card that is affixed to the back of
their driver's license or carried
in their wallet. However, even if
a card' signed, the next-of-
in's permission is required
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Doyou have a quution about
�nOMl hygiene or 1wIlIh., Send
I to DiIJJogue, The DUll Corpottl
lion, III w. CllImuIon, M.S.
1616, 'Phoenix, Ariz. 85077. Fora
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before 0 gans and tissue are
removed, Fox said
I Anyone 18' or older can
donate organs. or tissues and
those under 18 need a parent or
guardian's permission. Glasses
wearers' still can make cornea
donations as prescription lenses
do n afect the cornea' useful
ness.
Few causes of death rule out
skin donation. In cases of poor
health, those interested in
making an organ donation
should consult their doctor.
Recipients of organ dona
tioos are chosen based OIl need,
medical' oompatibility tests and
geography. Race, sex and ethnic
orgin are not coasideratio .
The identity of the donor an� ".
recipient are kept confiden ia�
Holland said The donor's fami-
ly 'is sent a letter after the
transplant is perfor d,
Kidney's canno be aceep ed
from people with a history of
-cancer, prolonged untreated
blood pressure or diabetes.
Cases are revie d on an in
dividual basis, Fox said
For more information about
organ donation call, toll-free,
the Organ Procurement Agency
of Michigan (1-lm-482-4881);
the Kidney Transplantation
Center (1-800-247-7250 or 1-
800-537-0218); or the Michigan
T' Bank (1-800-468-2929) ..
. ��TTE TIO : Group &
Organizations
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