Let's Talk About Life

Lifebanc works closely with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to track statistics of individuals who sign up to be registered organ, eye, and tissue donors. We look at age, gender, location of those who have said "YES" to saving lives. We also track a disturbing trend of folks who said were registered donors at one time, but then opted out of the registry.

Learn from Gordon Bowen, Lifebanc CEO why the misconception of being too old or too sick is not true and medical advancements allow for even more people to give the gift of life on Episode 31 of Let's Talk About Life.

To learn more facts of donation, visit our Donation FAQ page now.

A traumatic accident has occurred and emergency medical staff are called. Once on the scene, they assess the patients and begin life-saving treatment while preparing for transport to the hospital. Do they assess for anything else?

Kelly Cover, Lifebanc Coroner, Medical Examiner, and EMS Liaison discusses her role working with emergency medical services and time spent as a firefighter and EMT, Kelly also helps bust the misconception that lives won't be saved if they see you are a registered organ donor.

Buddhists believe in a cycle of death and rebirth called samsara. In Islam, death is the termination of worldly life and the beginning of the afterlife.  Christians believe that Jesus' death and resurrection are part of God's divine plan for humankind.  And of course, there are those who believe death is eternal; there is nothing else.

Listen as Elissa Berman, Lifebanc Senior Bereavement Services Counselor discusses the relationship between Spirituality and Grief on Episode 29 of Let's Talk About Life.

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We are just a few days away from the 2020 Gift of Life Walk & Run live-stream event and the excitement is building. We are in full swing getting ready to celebrate life by Crossing the Finish Line Together!

Listen as Gordon Bowen, Lifebanc CEO provide insight into the program and what we can expect on Saturday morning - including special guests, family stories, and a walk through the Legacy Garden.  You can watch from the comfort of your home on the Lifebanc Facebook page, Lifebanc YouTube channel, or Lifebanc.og. 

Individuals who are African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian or Pacific Islanders, American Indian or Alaskan Natives make up 60% of the national waiting list for an organ transplant.  Yet, in 2019, only 46% of the people who received a transplant were from these communities. Increasing the gap further is the fact that these communities are less likely to be a registered organ, eye, and tissue donor.

Linda Kimble, Executive Director for MOTTEP Cleveland talks about National Minority Organ Donor Awareness Month and why it is so important to help close the gap on disparities in minority communities and how you can be involved. 

Join us today for the love story of a young couple who were planning their future until a medical diagnosis changed everything. Josie Brown and her boyfriend, Mike Rogers Jr., had no idea that healing would come from Karey Gengler, Josie's mom, in a time a tragedy.

Families experiencing a loss sometimes feel they are in a hole and they will never be able to face the future.  How do some families manage to move through their grief to the point where they are reaching out to help others?

Guest, Deanna Slifka, who lost her middle daughter at birth talks with Elissa Berman, Lifebanc Sr. Bereavement Counselor about how her loss is now helping others.

Since 2013, the Cleveland Clinic Transplant Center has been the sponsor of the Legacy Garden at the Gift of Life Walk & Run. The Legacy Garden is a special area to honor those who have been touched by giving, receiving of waiting for the gift of life. Renee Bennett, Sr. Director of Enterprise Transplant Services for the Cleveland Clinic talks about the impact supporting the Legacy Garden has on the staff of the transplant center and her personally.

To register for the Gift of Life Walk & Run or to purchase a Legacy Garden Sign, click here now.

Lifebanc could not do what we do with out the partnership and support of our local transplant centers. Our mission of saving and healing lives through organ donation is paramount. Also important is celebrating those gifts of life given and received.

Today, we talk to Stacey Banning, Administrative Director for the Transplant Institute at University Hospital Medical Center the vital mission of organ, eye, and tissue donation and transplantation and why being a part of the Gift of Life Walk & Run is important to them, as well.

Register now for the Gift of Life Walk & Run

Organ, eye, and tissue recovery is a highly specialized and regulated field of healthcare. Lifebanc has invested in its staff to be at the top of their profession and specialty by providing innovative ways and programs to educate staff. Kristen Deyling, Lifebanc Compliance, and Learning Development Specialist explains the importance of educational efforts for a positive outcome of saving and healing more lives.