WCAX | Julie Kelly
Burlington, VT Vermont has one of the lowest rates for organ donation in the country.
According to Donate Life Vermont, less than five percent of Vermont residents are on the organ donation registry.
Over 117,000 people are currently waiting for an organ transplant.
On average, 18 people die every day because they did not receive an organ donation.
Chad Kiniry from Plattsburgh was almost one of those statistics.
He has lived with cystic fibrosis since he was a baby. It's a disease that causes mucus to build up in the lungs and it can kill you.
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Outside California:
www.organdonor.gov | www.donatelife.
Saturday, 28 December 2013
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