RITZ. A taste of welcome.
2022 CAROLENE SCRIPT: KIDNEYS
SERVE IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS IN
OUR BODIES. TO TALK TO US
ABOUT KIDNEY HEALTH, WE
WELCOME DR. BRYANT KING,
DOCTOR OF NEPHROLOGY AND
INTERNAL MEDICINE. THANK YOU
FOR JOING US TODAY. CAROLENE
- LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT
KIDNEY'S DO AND WHY IT IS
IMPORTANT TO TAKE CARE OF
THEM. MARCO - WHAT ARE SOME
IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE NEED
TO DO TO KEEP OUR KIDNEYS
HEALTHY? CAROLENE - FEBRUARY
IS HEART HEALTH MONTH. BRIEFLY
TELL US HOW THE KIDNEYS AND
HEART FUNCTIONS COORELATE AND
WHY THAT KNOWLEDGE IS
IMPORTANT. MARCO - THANK YOU.
NOW HERE IS GLORIA JIMINEZ.
NATIONAL DONOR DAY IS
CELEBRATED EVERY FEBRUARY
14TH, ON VALENTINE'S DAY, A
DAY DEDICATED TO SHOWING YOUR
FRIENDS, FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS
HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU.
OVER 1,000 HOOSIERS AND MORE
THAN 100,000 PEOPLE NATIONWIDE
ARE WAITING FOR LIFESAVING
ORGAN TRANSPLANTS. IN THE
U.S., ANOTHER PERSON IS ADDED
TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPLANT
WAITING LIST EVERY 9 MINUTES.
EACH DAY, 16 PEOPLE DIE
BECAUSE A DONATED ORGAN WASN'T
AVAILABLE IN TIME. ONE DONOR
CAN SAVE UP TO EIGHT LIVES
THROUGH ORGAN DONATION AND
ENHANCE THE LIVES OF MORE THAN
75 PEOPLE THROUGH TISSUE
DONATION. TO SIGN UP FOR
ORGAN, TISSUE AND EYE DONATION
VISIT DONATELIFEINDIANA.ORG
FOR COMMUNITY LINK I'M GLORIA
JIMENEZ MARCO - THANK YOU FOR
JOING US FOR THIS WEEK'S
COMMUNITY LINK. CAROLENE - TO
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