Rep. George Ross Wants You to Join Him in Becoming an Organ Donor

Long-time Attleboro resident and current Massachusetts State Rep. George T. Ross was surprised by the number of Massachusetts residents waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, so he joined several of his colleagues at the State House and registered as an organ donor. 

Ross registered as an organ donor when he participated in the Donate Life Day at the State House, which highlighted the organ donation effort in the Bay State by Donate Life New England, a joint project of two federally designated organ groups that serve the region. 

"Being an organ donor is a real honor," Ross said. "I feel that by stepping up and becoming an organ donor I could possibly be instrumental in saving someone's life. "

Last year, 218 Massachusetts patients died while waited for an organ transplant. Today, there are nearly 3,000 Massachusetts residents on a waiting list for a life-saving organ, according to the New England Organ Bank, a non-profit group responsible for the recovery of organs and tissues for transplants throughout the region. 

"I would encourage everyone that I can to become an organ donor today," Ross said.