Every day in hospitals around the country, while one family is grieving the loss of a family member, another family is given news that will offer them hope: that a possible organ donor match has been made. In California alone, more than 20,000 people remain on the waitlist for a kidney, liver, or other organ. We’ll talk about how organ donation works and hear about a new law that aims to modernize the current system. And we’ll hear from you: have you or a family member received – or donated – an organ?

Guests:

Lenny Bernstein, health and medicine reporter, The Washington Post

Michael Pasco, liver transplant recipient

Kris Netherton, heart and kidney transplant recipient

Dr. Harish Mahanty M.D., surgical director of kidney transplantation, Sutter Health

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