Organ and tissue donation advocates hope the province’s new online donation registry will be another way of increasing Saskatchewan’s donor rates.
The government launched the website today (Thu) which will replace the previous sticker system that was used on Saskatchewan health cards for several years.
Blaine Pho has been a strong advocate for an organ donor registry in the province for years after his wife Michelle passed away in 2018 following 10 years of fighting lupus left her with irreversible kidney damage.
He says it’s a very personal decision to become a registered donor, but he asks that people take it seriously.
It’s up to the individual decide what’s best for them, but Pho adds that it’s a good idea to consider how many lives can be saved by doing this, at up to 8 lives per individual donor.
According to the government, one tissue donor can help 75 people. (CKRM)