City of Dillon Mayor Tally McColl signed a proclamation designating April as National Donate Life Month. Sally Harrison, a 3-year post kidney transplant recipient representing Donate Life, spoke at the City of Dillon Council meeting about why this cause was so important to her. Donate Life is a non-profit organization working to increase the number of organs, eyes, and tissues available to save and to heal lives through transplantation. Mrs. Harrison said she is very grateful for the person who made the decision to donate their organs at the time of their passing and said it made a significant difference in her life. There are currently over 103,000 individuals on the list waiting for organ transplants and of those, over 88,000 are waiting for kidney transplants and 10,000 are waiting for liver transplants, which is more than 95 percent of those on the list. She said every day, 17 people die because they were not able to get a lifesaving transplant, and every 10 minutes another person is added to the transplant waiting list. She emphasized the need for organ donors. Pictured at the proclamation signing are Sally Harrison, a kidney transplant recipient; Pat McColl, a kidney transplant recipient; Mayor Tally McColl; Connie Bethea; and Titus Bethea, also a kidney transplant recipient.
