More than 100,000 people in the United States are currently waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, including over 6,000 Floridians.
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Wakulla County kidney transplant recipients share their personal stories to encourage life-saving donations
According to Donate Life America, someone is added to the transplant waiting list every eight minutes, and over 5,000 people die each year waiting for a procedure. Two local women who received kidney transplants are sharing their stories to encourage others to become organ donors.
Teresa Brannan has been diabetic since she was 23. She said not taking care of herself damaged her kidneys…