organ donation

A single organ donor can save eight lives. But in April, the number of transplants and donors was cut in half. Anyone who tests positive for the virus can’t donate organs or tissues. News4’s Chris Gordon spoke with an Alexandria woman whose life depends on getting a transplant. To learn how to become a donor, visit BeADonor.org.

A Maryland bill would increase the tax credit that living organ donors receive to $10,000, up from $7,500

News4’s Jummy Olabanji interviews Deanne Blankenship, founder of Holly’s Heart Foundation, which provides stuffed animals to the families of organ donors who died. Blankenship’s daughter saved four lives through her donation. “It makes it feel like she’s with me still,” Blankenship said as she held her daughter’s stuffed Zebra.