MCALLEN -- A forum was held on Saturday in McAllen with the purpose of educating people about organ donation.
The Texas Organ Sharing Alliance was on hand to educate.
Not only those who need organs but those who can donate.
So far there are only about 200 people in the Valley registered as organ donors.
That number is far less than the estimated 2,000 people in the area that are in need of an organ transplant.
One transplant survivor tells Action 4 News that programs like this really help.
Kidney transplant survivor, Eli Cortez, said, "There are a lot of us here in the Valley that are suffering from kidney failure. And, thanks to TOSA, this will help make a lot of people aware of what’s going on.”
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