The Gift of Life: Organ Donations & Transplants
Preview: Season 17 Episode 1703 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Meet a Spokane man with a new heart, a kidney recipient and his donor, and their surgeons.
Over 100,000 people in the U.S are on an organ donation list, and 20 die each day waiting for transplants. Only 3 out of 1,000 are able to donate organs after they die. Health Matters introduces you to someone whose life was saved by a transplant, you’ll meet a living donor and get the latest transplant and organ donation information from health care professionals.
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The Gift of Life: Organ Donations & Transplants
Preview: Season 17 Episode 1703 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Over 100,000 people in the U.S are on an organ donation list, and 20 die each day waiting for transplants. Only 3 out of 1,000 are able to donate organs after they die. Health Matters introduces you to someone whose life was saved by a transplant, you’ll meet a living donor and get the latest transplant and organ donation information from health care professionals.
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Heart Transplant Recipient Brian Starr
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Clip: S17 Ep1703 | 2m 29s | Brian Starr was healthy and active until a virus attacked his heart. (2m 29s)
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Clip: S17 Ep1703 | 3m 7s | A matching donor for a Colville man needing a kidney was literally the man next door. (3m 7s)
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