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Texans can save lives in more ways than one. 💙

Donation doesn’t only happen after someone has passed. Through living donation, Texans may be able to give the gift of life while they’re still here, helping someone in need get a second chance.

Living donors may be able to donate:

🩺 Kidney — The most common living donation, since most people can live a healthy life with one kidney.

💚 Part of the liver — The liver can regenerate, making partial donation possible.

🌬️ Part of a lung — In rare cases, a lung lobe may be donated.

🧠 Part of the intestine — Rare, but possible in certain medical situations.

🦴 Bone marrow or stem cells — Often used to help treat diseases like leukemia and other blood disorders.

Living donation is a personal decision and requires a thorough medical evaluation to determine if someone is a suitable candidate.

Learn more and get the facts at DonateLifeTexas.org. 💙

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Navajo Code Talkers were Native American Marines who used the Navajo language, Diné Bizaad, to create an unbreakable code during World War II.

This code securely transmitted vital military messages, and it was never broken by enemy forces. Their work played a crucial role in U.S. victories, including at Iwo Jima, and remained classified until 1968.

Navajo Code Talkers Day, Aug. 14 every year, highlights the importance of inclusion, especially the power of bilingualism and cultural diversity, in strengthening our nation and securing its future.

100 years old.

That’s how old the oldest organ donor in U.S. history was.

ONE HUNDRED.

His last act helped save a life.
Still think you’re too old to be a donor?

Or that something in your medical history automatically rules you out?

Don’t make that decision for yourself.

In fact, 1 in 3 deceased organ donors in the U.S. is over 50.

Had diabetes? Cancer? High blood pressure? Another health condition?

Don’t assume you can’t help.

You can still register.

If donation ever becomes possible, medical professionals evaluate what can be donated at that time.

You’re not deciding what can be used.
You’re documenting your decision to give.

So if you’ve never registered because you thought you were too old, too sick, or had too much medical history...

It might be time to rethink that!

Learn more and register your decision at DonateLifeTexas.org. Y'all in?

Here's what that 60% breaks down to:
27% African American / Black
23% Hispanic / Latino
8% Asian Pacific Islander

You may not share their blood type.

But you could still help them see.

When it comes to corneal tissue, every one of us is a universal donor. Blood type matching isn’t required... and your eye color or how well you see doesn’t automatically rule you out.

That means the gift of sight can come from almost anyone.

A stranger.
A neighbor.
A fellow Texan.
You.

One cornea donor can help restore sight to two people! Giving them the chance to see the faces, places and everyday moments they love.

Register as an organ, eye and tissue donor.

Because the way you see the world could one day help someone else see it, too.

Organ donation is a TexUS thing. Y’all in?

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