Wednesday, October 4, 2017

ORGAN DONATION: Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano​ says organ donation has become very real to him. His sister Delores has stage 4 lung disease and will one day need a double-lung transplant.....

NEWS 12: Family of slain baseball star encourages organ donor registration

YONKERS - The family of a slain baseball prospect joined Yonkers officials and LiveOnNY Wednesday in an effort to register more organ donors.

James Nolan​, whose son Michael died in a 2015 drive-by shooting, says he decided to donate the baseball star's organs so his legacy would live on.

"We saved six lives. Every day, Mike’s out there living," he says.

The push is part of a statewide campaign. New York state currently ranks last in the nation for the percentage of residents registered as organ donors: Only 30 percent of residents are registered....

http://westchester.news12.com/story/36524129/family-of-slain-baseball-star-encourages-organ-donor-registration

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