I am on the list for BeTheMatch.com which is an organization that matches people who need bone marrow to volunteer donors. You just sign up and then they send you a kit. You follow the instructions (you just have to swab the inside of your cheek) and then send it in, and they register you. If someone in North America needs a bone marrow transplant and you're 'the match' they call you. Most people will never be called, but it's a great organization, and I feel good knowing I am on that list. Also, here you choose to be an organ donor on your license, not sure if it's that way in Canada but it will say 'Organ Donor' with a heart on the front of your license.
Great thread, the importance of organ donation has touched my family in more than one way.
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