CNY Central | Jessica Cain
SYRACUSE -- More than 100,000 people are waiting for organ transplants in the United States, but New York state has one of the lowest donor enrollment rates in the country.
According to the New York Organ Donor Network, the national average of people signed up as organ, tissue, and eye donors is 42%. In New York, it's only 17%.
Now, as part of our special series, "Legacy of Life: The Real Story of Organ Donation," we're sharing stories of people whose lives were changed forever by organ donation.
Sue Sprague received a kidney and pancreas 15 years ago. She had diabetes, was going through dialysis for kidney failure, and she was scared.

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