Susan Mau Larson

Certainly that's tracked.

And I think you mentioned it, somebody having a kidney for 20 years.

It's an extraordinary gift.

I've met people that have been 40, 45 years out from their transplant.

Wow.

So it is definitely a life-saving gift that if you remember, whether it's kidney or heart,

Transplant is only suggested when all other efforts to improve that organ have failed.

So the patient's at end stage organ failure and they need that transplant and the outcomes are just extraordinary.

Well, first, thank you.

Love this conversation.

And I really we appreciate the opportunity to dive deeper into all of this.

And I would say, again, LifeSource is so committed every day.

And this is what I want people to know that we really, really are thoughtful and careful in our care for families and in the process and respecting

the hospital's role in taking care of patients and our role in taking care of donations.

So really encourage people, get information, say yes to donations and talk to your family about your donation wishes.

That's a really important family conversation.

Thank you for asking. This is Susan Mallarson, and I'm just so excited to be here with you today and talk about this topic. So LifeSource is the organization that is responsible for management of organ and tissue donation in actually Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. So if you think about LifeSource, we are the people behind the donor on your driver's license.

Thank you for asking. This is Susan Mallarson, and I'm just so excited to be here with you today and talk about this topic. So LifeSource is the organization that is responsible for management of organ and tissue donation in actually Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. So if you think about LifeSource, we are the people behind the donor on your driver's license.

So when somebody says yes to donation, it is our privilege to work with that individual and their family to facilitate the donation process and make sure the organs and tissues that they generously give to others are received by those in need. And we are a little bit more, we are actually based in North Minneapolis.

So when somebody says yes to donation, it is our privilege to work with that individual and their family to facilitate the donation process and make sure the organs and tissues that they generously give to others are received by those in need. And we are a little bit more, we are actually based in North Minneapolis.