Happy National Organ Donor Day

I tricked you all:-)  I just saw on another Hearty Blog that highlighted that not only is today Valentines Day, it is also National Organ Donor Day.  The statistics are staggering:

• 113,000 people waiting for an organ
• Each day an average of 79 people receive the gift of Organ Donation
• 18 people die each day waiting for a donation
• 1 Donor can save up to 8 lives

I received an email from my sister this morning that a co-worker of hers received the call from her father, needing a heart, at 2:40 AM EST that a heart had come available and that he would go into surgery at 8:00 AM EST.  No word yet on his status!

National Organ Donation Link