Donor Families
OneLegacy's Family Care department believes that donors and donor families deserve our best care, support and encouragement. From our initial contact with the family at the hospital or on the phone and continuing on during the weeks and months after the death of their loved one, our specially trained staff focus on providing emotional support, practical information and guidance.
The Aftercare program includes bereavement literature, grief support counseling, referrals, follow-up letters, telephone calls, donor family gatherings, and events to honor and remember donors.
We also coordinate communication between donor families and recipients of organ transplants -- heart, kidneys, liver, lungs, pancreas or small intestine. (Unfortunately, due to complexities involved with transplantation of donated tissue, we are unable to forward correspondence from donor families to tissue recipients.) Donor families and recipients may correspond anonymously with each other whenever they so choose by following specified guidelines.
We invite donor families to explore the following resources to support your journey of grief and healing.
Handouts to Download and Print
Fields of Gold Donor Remembrance Ceremonies
Contacting Your Transplant Recipients
To contact OneLegacy's Family Care department, please call our Aftercare Line at (800) 423-7220 or email familycare@onelegacy.org.
