What are organ transplants?

A organ transplant is when a part from one person’s body goes into another person to help them feel better.

Imagine your friend has a broken toy car, it doesn’t work anymore. But you have a brand new working toy car, and you give your friend one of your wheels so their car can run again. That’s kind of like what happens with organ transplants!

Your body is like a big team, each part has its job. A heart pumps blood, a lungs help you breathe, and a kidney helps clean your blood. If one part gets too tired or broken, it can’t do its job.

Sometimes, doctors give someone a new part from another person who is healthy. That’s the transplant, like giving your friend a new working wheel so their toy car runs again!

If you get a new heart, lungs, or kidneys, they help your body work better. It's like getting a new team member to join your group, and suddenly everything starts working smoothly again!