The Organ Transplant Process | organdonor.gov (original) (raw)

A surgeon moves a donated organ to someone whose organ failed. This is an organ transplant. Certain diseases can lead to organ failure. So can injury or birth defects.

Blake was just 16 days old when he received the gift of life. Today, at 14, Blake is a normal, active teenager ... who loves sports, loves his team, and whose favorite subject in school is algebra.

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Date Last Reviewed:

April 2021