Jamie Wilding Encourages Others to Become Donors After Surviving a Liver Transplant
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Jamie Wilding is encouraging younger people to register to become organ donors after surviving two life saving transplants, the St Albans and Harpenden Review reports.
The 20-year-old suffers from a genetic disorder called familial hypercholesterolemia, which is characterized by high cholesterol levels. He was diagnosed at the age of 10, and underwent his first transplant in 2001. He had to have a second transplant in 2002 after developing septicemia and deep vein thrombosis, and has been told he may have to undergo a third in the future.
The young man is now encouraging other young people to register to become organ donors, noting that they may be able to save the life of someone else desperately in need of a transplant.
"If someone is laying there in need of an organ and you think 'I can't be bothered to register' then that person could die because you don't see the point," he told the news source.
According to the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR), there were 6,489 liver transplants in the United States in 2007, which was a decrease from the previous year. The organization notes that there was a decrease in all organ transplants that year.
Individuals between the ages of 50 to 64 make up the bulk of liver transplants, with those between 35 and 49 being the second largest group.
The SRTR was founded in 1987 and is an expanding national database that keeps record of transplant statistics. The organization not only records the number of transplants performed each year, but also keeps records of survival rates and information on donors.
The 20-year-old suffers from a genetic disorder called familial hypercholesterolemia, which is characterized by high cholesterol levels. He was diagnosed at the age of 10, and underwent his first transplant in 2001. He had to have a second transplant in 2002 after developing septicemia and deep vein thrombosis, and has been told he may have to undergo a third in the future.
The young man is now encouraging other young people to register to become organ donors, noting that they may be able to save the life of someone else desperately in need of a transplant.
"If someone is laying there in need of an organ and you think 'I can't be bothered to register' then that person could die because you don't see the point," he told the news source.
According to the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR), there were 6,489 liver transplants in the United States in 2007, which was a decrease from the previous year. The organization notes that there was a decrease in all organ transplants that year.
Individuals between the ages of 50 to 64 make up the bulk of liver transplants, with those between 35 and 49 being the second largest group.
The SRTR was founded in 1987 and is an expanding national database that keeps record of transplant statistics. The organization not only records the number of transplants performed each year, but also keeps records of survival rates and information on donors.
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