Before You Become an Organ Donor, Watch This

In this episode of The Device Girls, Sarah and Haley sit down with lead organ transplant coordinator Lindley Amsel and honorary Device Girl Ashley Duncan for an unfiltered conversation about the world of organ donation and transplantation.Lindley has worked on both sides of the process, from organ procurement to coordinating transplants, and she takes us behind the scenes of a system most people will hopefully never have to encounter firsthand.They break down how organs are matched and allocated, what makes an organ viable, why donor management looks different from the care of a patient expected to recover, and what actually happens between donation and transplantation.Then they get into the questions people are often afraid to ask: What does being a registered donor actually mean? How much say does your family have? Why does timing matter so much? Who pays for the process? Why can a donated organ still result in enormous transplant costs? And how do you know whether a transplant center is truly advocating for its patients?Lindley also shares the side of transplant medicine most people never see—the middle-of-the-night calls, patients waiting years for an organ, pediatric donation, compassion fatigue, recipients who turn down offers, directed donation, and some of the wildest donor stories she has encountered throughout her career.This episode isn’t about convincing you to become—or not become—an organ donor. It’s about education, asking better questions, advocating for yourself and your family, and having difficult conversations before you’re forced to make decisions during one of the hardest moments of your life.Before you register, make sure you understand what you’re agreeing to—and make sure the people you love know what you want.Don’t forget to subscribe! We drop new episodes every Thursday @3:00pm CST with inspiring stories, expert advice, and real talk designed to elevate women in medicine. ***Views Expressed Are Our Own***Connect with us:Instagram: @sarahekruse @haleygibssonfit #WomenInMedicine #MedicalSales #TheDeviceGirls