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Illinois Secretary of State Urging Organ Donations During National Donate Life Month
April is National Donate Life month, and as the curator of the nation's largest organ donation program, Secretary of State Jesse White, will travel around the state to encourage people to become organ donors.

White says there's more to do than just indicate you want to be a donor on your driver's license. He says you must also either go online to www.lifegoeson.com or call 800 210-2106 to indicate your desire. White also says the rules have changed since 2006, and family members or other witnesses no longer need to approve of an individual's organ donation, and once he or she decides to become an organ donor, it becomes a legally binding contract.

White says those who save lives by donating blood or organs are truly heroes. He pointed to one of his Jesse White Tumblers who was shot and killed in Chicago, but the tumbler was able to provide a second chance to about six more people.

Several beneficiaries of an organ donation accompanied White when he stopped in Springfield, including 8-year old Annika Tiede of Normal, Ill. Tiede says she wasn't scared to go through the procedure, but she says she was very grateful to the donor, and she is now able to live a normal life.

(Illinois Radio Network)
04 06 09 by Newsroom
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