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Meet 2 transplant recipients from Michigan who are sharing their story during National Minority Donor Awareness Month
Read full article: Meet 2 transplant recipients from Michigan who are sharing their story during National Minority Donor Awareness MonthAugust is National Minority Donor Awareness Month, which has the goal of bringing awareness to donation and transplantation in multicultural communities.
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Why it’s important for people of color to be organ donors
Read full article: Why it’s important for people of color to be organ donorsIt’s happening across the board, but more so in communities of color and while organs are not matched based on race or ethnicity, it’s still important for minorities to donate. He was placed on the transplant list in August 2015. READ: Keeping hope alive for patients waiting for organ transplants“We need to donate. It’s a lot of us waiting on transplants," Love said. RELATED: Register: Michigan organ donors neededClick here to learn more about organ donation and join the Michigan Organ Donor Registry.