Local LEX Market owner shares personal story of organ donation, wants to raise awareness
and last updated 2021-04-16 19:14:37-04
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â Local LEX Market will be donating proceeds from the month of April to help people who are waiting for a match on an organ donation waitlist.
April is National Donate Life Month, and Local LEX Market owner Merritt Carbajal said she hopes to both raise funds and awareness for the cause through her storeâs
More than 130,000 Americans are on the national organ transplant waiting list, according to the U.S. Department for Health and Human Services. Carbajal is a living organ donor herself. In 2020, she responded to a call for help on social media from a family in Miami, Fla. 17-year-old Emily Herrera was diagnosed with kidney failure and needed a donor.