Illinois State Senate District 43 issued the following announcement on April 16.
To help the many people who will need it during the pandemic, State Senator Pat McGuire, D-Crest Hill, urged residents to donate blood, bone marrow and organs during April, which is National Donate Life Month.
“The pandemic is a cruel double whammy,” McGuire said. “Patients need blood now, and those who survive might need organs later in life due to the virus' damage to the body. People need donated blood and organs for lots of other medical conditions, too.”
The U.S. Human Services and Resource Administration (HRSA), reports that 20 Americans die every day waiting for an organ transplant. Despite the 150 million Americans who are already registered as organ donors, current conditions mean there is an immediate need for more. Right now, there are over 110,000 people waiting for potentially lifesaving organ transplants.
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