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Erwin B. Cook
Tissue Donation
The death of a loved one is one of the life's most difficult challenges for the family left behind. Some families have found comfort in consenting to donate their loved one's tissues.
This decision is very personal and there is not a right or wrong answer attached to it. Depending on your situation, we wanted you to know this option might be offered.
Patients waiting for life-enhancing tissue transplants often have physical conditions making day-to-day living painful. Tissue transplants may also be life-saving. Without skin, a burn patient may die of infection. A child or adult may die without a heart valve replacement.
Unlike organ donation, most of us qualify to become tissue donors. People can donate tissue after a cardiac death. Because of the way tissue is prepared for transplant, as many as 50 patients can receive transplants from one tissue donor. Tissues that can be donated include bone, connective tissue, skin, veins, and heart for valves. Corneas may also be given.
There is no cost to the family associated with the tissue donation and traditional arrangements are not an issue when making funeral plans. When available, American Tissue Services Foundation (ATSF) will relay to families non-identifying information about recipients of the tissue.
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