Lives worth Saving

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Dear Friend of ASO:

I was asked to share information on the "Lives Worth Saving" Program. FYI - Please share.

Sincerely,

Barbara C. YavorcikPresidentAutism Society of Ohio701 S. Main St.Akron, OH 44311(330) 376-0211fax: (330) 376-1226email: askASO@...home: byavorcik@...web: www.autismohio.org2005 ASO Bi-Annual Conference"Reaching Beyond the Horizon - Challenging the Autism Spectrum"Friday and Saturday, October 14-15, 2005 Kingsgate Marriott in Cincinnati, Ohio --------------------------------------------------------------------------

LIVES WORTH SAVINGThe Hotline: Call -1-800-637-2316The LIVES WORTH SAVING HOTLINE provides people with disabilities withauthoritative information on organ transplantation and how to maximizeone'schance of being listed and transplanted. There are not enough suitableorgans for transplantation to save the life of everyone's who needs atransplant. It is very important for people with disabilities to learnabout the transplant process, which can be overwhelming even to the mostastute individuals. We will directly answer the questions of people withdisabilities and their advocates.Please help us save as many lives as possible by empowering people withknowledge about the transplant system. Please distribute our hotlinenumberto all people on your mailing list (put it in a mailing or in yournewsletter) and ask others who have mailing lists or newsletters to dothesame. Let's get out the word - people with disabilities deserve equalconsideration for transplant operations and a national program has beenestablished for that purpose.Sincerely, Reiss, Ph.D. ,R.N.Professor of Psychology & Psychiatry Program DirectorDirector, Nisonger Center Nisonger CenterOhio State University Ohio StateUniversityNote: Professor Reiss is a post-transplant patient. isformerCEO of Lifeline of Ohio, an organ procurement organization, and formernational board member of United Organ Sharing, which oversees organprocurement in the United States. LIVES WORTH SAVING is a nationalprogramof the Nisonger Center UCED. We are cooperating with National VolunteerWorking Group.The mission of ODMRDD is continuous improvement of the quality of lifeforOhio's citizens with developmental disabilities and their families.

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LIVES WORTH SAVING

The Hotline: Call -1-800-637-2316

We would greatly appreciate your help in notifying developmental disabilities programs, advocates, government agencies, physicians, other professionals, and consumers of a new national toll free hotline for people needing life saving, solid organ transplant operations such as heart, lung, kidney, liver and or pancreata.

The LIVES WORTH SAVING HOTLINE provides people with disabilities with authoritative information on organ transplantation and how to maximize one’s chance of being listed and transplanted. There are not enough suitable organs for transplantation to save the life of everyone’s who needs a transplant. It is very important for people with disabilities to learn about the transplant process, which can be overwhelming even to the most astute individuals. We will directly answer the questions of people with disabilities and their advocates.

Please help us save as many lives as possible by empowering people with knowledge about the transplant system. Please distribute our hotline number to all people on your mailing list (put it in a mailing or in your newsletter) and ask others who have mailing lists or newsletters to do the same. Let’s get out the word – people with disabilities deserve equal consideration for transplant operations and a national program has been established for that purpose.

Sincerely,

Reiss, Ph.D. , R.N.

Professor of Psychology & Psychiatry Program Director

Director, Nisonger Center Nisonger Center

Ohio State University Ohio State University

Note: Professor Reiss is a post-transplant patient. is former CEO of Lifeline of Ohio, an organ procurement organization, and former national board member of United Organ Sharing, which oversees organ procurement in the United States. LIVES WORTH SAVING is a national program of the Nisonger Center UCED. We are cooperating with National Volunteer Working Group.