Donation Essentials Blog
Will My Family Ever Be Charged for Organ Donation?
Many people wonder if their family or estate are ever charged for organ donation. The truth is that donation comes at no cost to loved ones, and all expenses associated with the recovery are fully covered. Families and estates never take on any costs when a loved one becomes a donor. Your local, federally designated […]
Can You Have an Open Casket After Organ Donation?
We hear a lot of myths about donation. One of the most common myths is that deceased donors can’t have an open casket funeral after organ donation. The facts: Donors are always treated with the utmost respect and dignity throughout the entire donation process. Neither organ nor tissue donation affects funeral arrangements, including interfering with […]
Donor Alliance Staff Spotlight, April 2023: Travis Kinder
We’re so proud to work with each and every one of our staff members here at Donor Alliance. In our Staff Spotlight, we like to take a minute to share who we are and why we work at Donor Alliance. In this month’s staff spotlight, meet Travis Kinder. Travis is a Learning & Development Specialist […]
Inspirational Stories of Hope – Pat Thomas, Donor Mother
Pat Thomas began her journey promoting organ and tissue donation after receiving a letter from Kisayo, an 85-year-old woman from Japan, that changed her life. Inspirational stories like Pat’s start from a tragedy, but then turn into advocacy. In the letter, Kisayo stated that she used to be blind in both eyes. After receiving a […]
Islamic Faith and Organ Donation
Organ donation and transplantation saves and heals thousands of lives every year and is a generous act supported by all major religions in the United States, including Islam. Many people wonder: can Muslims be organ donors? Can Muslims be Organ Donors? Is it Haram to be an Organ Donor? Organ donation and transplantation is permissible […]
Inspirational Story of Hope – Joe Kovarik’s Heart Transplant
January’s Inspirational Story of Hope Joe Kovarik knows that he wouldn’t be alive today had it not been for the generosity of a woman he had never met, on what was possibly the saddest day of her life. Diagnosed with a genetic heart disease in 1990, Joe continued to work for a decade. He went […]
Staff Spotlight – Carrie Fox
We’re so proud to work with each and every one of our staff members here at Donor Alliance. In our Staff Spotlight, we like to take a minute to share who we are and why we work at Donor Alliance. In this month’s staff spotlight, meet Carrie Fox. Carrie is a Quality Assurance Coordinator for […]
Saving More Lives Than Ever Before in 2022 – Donor Alliance Community Impact Report
One Million Transplants, Propelled by Donors in Colorado and Wyoming in 2022 Donors in Colorado & Wyoming saved more lives than ever before in 2022 and you, too, can save a life by registering as an organ, eye and tissue donor. “One million transplants. One million lives saved. One million families restored. The United States […]
Advocate Spotlight: Eileen Maddox
Donor Alliance Advocates for Life are the heart and soul of our efforts to inspire and educate our community about the importance of signing up to be an organ, eye and tissue donor in Colorado and Wyoming. Each of our Advocates have their own unique and inspiring story to tell. In this Advocate Spotlight, meet […]