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Sign Organ Donor Card
Liver Transplant Patient & Family with Surgeon
SIGN ORGAN DONOR CARD and GET OTHERS TO SIGN!
It’s not difficult, and there are no good reasons to say no. Now, even those with liver diseases such as HCV can donate organs. If you die in an accident, your liver, even though it is in bad shape, could still keep another HCV+ individual who is on the transplant list, alive for a few extra months until they can get a better liver, or give them a chance to go through treatment before getting a transplant.
SIGN YOUR CARD HERE!
Anywhere in Canada British Columbia only
Watch how one liver-recipient on Vancouver Island gets others to sign donor cards:
There is a possibility of using part of a liver from a living donor, though it is not common for hepatitis C patients. Here’s the story of one such live-donor transplant that won’t leave you with any dry eyes.