You can save a life.
To become an organ donor it is essential to communicate to the family the desire to donate. The organs that can be donated by people killed are: cornea, kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, and femur.
However, there are components that can be donated by living people. They are: kidney, part of the liver, the lungs and bone marrow.
The bone marrow transplant needs a much greater compatibility than any other tissue or organ to happen. Not enough to merely have the blood type, it is necessary to have a genetic characteristic compatible. The donor has to go to a hematology center, complete a questionnaire and provide a blood sample. The information goes to a national registry and the donor will only be called when there is someone compatible needing the transplant. The donation of bone marrow only occurs in life. See more information on REDOME – National Registry of Voluntary Bone Marrow Donors http://redome.inca.gov.br/
