A transplant recipient's guide for
writing to your donor family

Writing Your Letter
Through organ donation, you have received the greatest gift of all, The Gift of Life. Many transplant recipients would like to express their gratitude to the family of their donor but they don’t know how to go about it. At the same time, many donor families have said a card or a personal note from the recipient offers real comfort and is cherished by them. I would like to encourage you to take a few moments to send a letter or note to the family of your donor. Hearing directly from the recipients who have benefited from their decision to donate has been extremely valuable to our donor families.

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A donor family members guide for
writing to transplant recipients

The decision to write to transplant recipients is a very personal choice. If you choose to write to the recipients of your loved one’s donations, the following suggestions may be helpful to you.

Most recipients would love to know about their donor. Talk about your loved one, what they liked to do, their age, first name, the kind of person they were.

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