Organ donor families, recipients share impact in honor of Donate Life Month

Organ donor families, recipients share impact in honor of Donate Life Month

Doctors say there aren't enough people who donate, and because of that, 17 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant. In fact, right now in Philadelphia, 5,000 people are waiting for life-saving organ transplants. Nationally, the number is 100,000. "The number of people who can be helped by one donor is phenomenal," said Dr. Warren Maley, the head of the Jefferson Transplant Institute. Dr. Maley said one donor can save eight lives, as well as enhance a hundred others with things like tissue transplants. READ MORE: https://cbsn.ws/40NDdcY