TOLEDO, Ohio — More than 100,000 Americans, including about 3,000 in Ohio, are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant. Every 48 hours, an Ohioan dies while still on that waiting list.
But the story of two northwest Ohio law enforcement officers highlights how a single decision can change – and save – a life.
For Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Matt Geer, uncertainty had become part of daily life. After years of waiting and months on dialysis, his future depended on finding a kidney donor…