One tough conversation has the power to save eight lives (The Hospital for Sick Children)

(Source: The Hospital for Sick Children) April 18, 2016 By Brianna Bendici Diana Lee, Organ and Tissue Donation Coordinator One organ donor can save up to eight lives and benefit the lives of 75 others through the wonderful gift of organ and tissue donation. However; when the age requirement in Ontario is 16-years-old to register to be a donor, at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), this decision typically falls on the families of our patients and requires some very emotional and difficult conversations. April 17 to 23 is National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week and is dedicated to sharing stories and raising awareness about the benefits of organ donation and the life-saving...