All donor families are encouraged to include the Donate Life Indiana logo at the bottom of their loved one’s obituary, in the Indianapolis Star, for no additional cost.
additional resources
tissue donation timeline
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires hospitals report all deaths to Indiana Donor Network.
Treatment Assistance
The following resources provide best practices for the treatment and embalming of tissue donors.
Recovery Treatment Video
If you would like to view this presentation, please reach out to Mackenzie Hughey at mhughey@INDonorNetwork.org for the access password.
Dodge Best Practice
An embalmer’s guide for practices and procedures
following tissue recovery.
Embalming Solutions for the Skin donor
Copyright: The Dodge Company; Reprinted with permission from the Dodge Magazine
Obituary Mentions
If you are serving a family member of a donor hero who would like to recognize the gift of donation or transplantation in their loved one’s obituary, please reference the suggested phrases below:
In keeping with ____ loving and generous spirit, it was his decision to donate, so others may live.
_____ gave the gift of life through organ and tissue donation.
As a giving person, ____ final act of kindness was to give the gift of life through organ and tissue donation.
The gift of donation allowed _____ to enjoy life with her family and friends.
______ was able to share many more years of life with his family and friends thanks to the generosity of donation.
______ gave in death as she gave in life through the heroic act of organ and tissue donation.
______ act of donation has restored life’s promises for many families.
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