April is National Donate Life Month. It's a time to celebrate those who have been donors and given the gift of life. It's also an opportunity to educate people about the difference they can make by choosing to be an organ, eye and tissue donor. As a transplant nephrologist for almost 30 years, I've treated a lot of patients and witnessed first-hand thousands of lives saved and enhanced through organ donation. I've been lucky enough to see patients grow up and go to college. To live long enough to meet their grandchildren. To go back to work and enjoy a fulfilling career. To fall in love, get married and start their own families. I've also witnessed the results of the severe organ shortage in...
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