Taylor Fleming's family chooses tissue and bone donation

Central New York News, YNN | Candace Hopkins

Taylor Fleming's family has decided to honor her life by donating her eyes, bone, and tissue to help others who are waiting for transplants. And as our Candace Hopkins found out, that generous gesture is now helping highlight the need for more organ donors throughout the state.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- It's every parent's worst nightmare: their child being taken away by tragedy. But now Taylor Fleming's family will help keep her memory alive by donating her eyes, tissue and bone to help others.

Here in New York State, the need for organ and tissue donations is overwhelming, with almost 10,000 people currently on transplant wait lists. That's according to Rob Kochik, the Executive Director of the Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network.
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