Fri Jul 30 2010
BYESVILLE -- Cathy Warhola, regional representative for Lifeline of Ohio, explained to the Byesville Rotary club how donated organs and tissues can change people's lives.
Warhola, a registered nurse, said she saw first hand how much a donated organ could change a patient's life. She worked with patients waiting for a kidney and who needed dialysis three times a week. Each dialysis session took three hours. Between sessions, patients had to limit liquids to 2 cups a day and watch what they ate. A donated kidney meant no more dialysis sessions and a normal diet.
Every person who agrees to become an organ donor can save up to eight lives and can help up to 50 people with a tissue donation. Organs that can be donated include the heart, lungs, pancreas, liver, kidneys and small intestine. Tissues that can be donated include the eyes, bone, veins, heart valves and skin.
"Surgeons have a four hour window to use organ donations. Most donations from people in Guernsey County will be used to make a difference in the lives of community members," she said.
There is no cost to donors or their families for an organ or tissue donation. Donations are only accepted from deceased donors with the agreement of their family.
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