More than 114-thousand people are waiting on an organ transplant at any given time in the U.S., and at least 80 percent of those are waiting for a kidney.
Dr. Charles Rosen, director of the transplant center at Mayo Clinic, says living donors can help save people waiting for a kidney or a liver, but those waiting for other organs, unfortunately, have to wait for a deceased donor.
Dr. Rosen says if you’re interested in saving another person’s life with your organs after you die, it’s important to sign up as a donor now while you’re still alive to save your family from having to make a difficult decision at a difficult time.
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