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Donate Life California on “Good News Radio Magazine”

INGLEWOOD, Calif., February 4, 2015 – Donate Life California CEO Charlene Zettel, liver transplant recipient Terri Long and donor parents Jesus and Mindy Cruz talk about organ, eye and tissue donation and transplantation during a one-hour radio program, “Good News Radio Magazine”. The show airs 1-2 p.m. each Wednesday on KTYM 1460AM in Los Angeles.

Play the video above to listen to the program in its entirety. During the program, Charlene talks about why it is important to maintain an organ and tissue donor registry and the various ways in which people can register to be donors in California. She explains that there are more than 22,000 people in California alone who are waiting for transplants. Charlene also gives details about who can register, the various organs and tissues that can be donated, and quality of life for recipients and living donors. Terri Long shares her experience in regards to being a liver transplant recipient. She talks about her feelings in dealing with the notion that a family lost a loved one and she was the recipient of the donated organ. Mindy and Jesus Cruz share their story as parents of a donor. Their son Jesus “Jesse” Cruz collapsed one day and was not able to be saved, Jesse had registered to donate a few years before and was a candidate to be a tissue donor. Mindy and Jesus Cruz describe how their family talked about being donors and honoring those decisions for each other.

Terri Long shares her experience in regards to being a liver transplant recipient. She talks about her feelings in dealing with the notion that a family lost a loved one and she was the recipient of the donated organ.

Mindy and Jesus Cruz share their story as parents of a donor. Their son Jesus “Jesse” Cruz collapsed one day and was not able to be saved, Jesse had registered to donate a few years before and was a candidate to be a tissue donor. Mindy and Jesus Cruz describe how their family talked about being donors and honoring those decisions for each other.

To sign up to be an organ, eye and tissue donor in California, be sure to check “YES!” every time at the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). You can also sign up at www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org or www.doneVIDAcalifornia.org.

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