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“The only chance to leave the hospital was through kindness from a stranger.”
Geriece and Emmanuel Hightower
Double-lung recipient and recipient husband -
“Registering as a donor is one of the most powerful acts of love a person can give.”
Cynthia Alvarado Savin
Mom to Carlos Torres Alvarado
Waiting for a kidney transplant -
“He still got to be
the hero in his story.”
Brooke Ballesteros
Donor mother
Saving More Lives
people have said “yes” to hope and generosity by registering as an organ and tissue donor in Arizona.
lives can be saved by one organ donor
waiting for a transplant across the U.S.
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Frequently
Asked Questions
There are a few ways to register.
- At an Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division (ADOT MVD) office when you get a driver’s license or state ID (the most common way)
- Online at DonateLifeAZ.org
- By paper form or through our Swipe to Donate Life app at events that we attend, like a baseball game, a back-to-school fair, or at college campuses.
NEVER! There are no age limits or health requirements to register. Donors are sometimes in their late 90s.
People rule themselves out all the time because of this misconception. Even with diagnoses or complex medical histories, let the transplant professionals make the final call. For example, it’s now possible to donate even if a donor has:
- Diabetes
- HIV
- Hepatitis A, B or C
- Parkinson’s disease
- A history of substance use disorders
- History of certain cancers
- Heart disease
- Other health conditions
Health care improves year after year. Who knows what will be possible tomorrow? We say: Register anyway!
The donor heart insignia on a driver’s license or state ID means that you checked “Yes” when asked to register (or reaffirm) your decision to be a donor.
Fun Fact: The donor heart is a symbol of your generosity. But the donor heart on your ID cannot be used to confirm your registry status. Only certain people at Donor Network of Arizona have access to check the registry to confirm someone’s status.
DNA is the state’s federally designated organ procurement organization—also called an OPO. That means we:
- Administer the state’s donor registry
- Care for donors and their families
- Support and perform organ and tissue recovery
- Encourage everyone to register as donors
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