April is National Donate Life Month. Connecticut residents have applied for both Organ and Bone Marrow donations under CT Paid Leave benefits. As of April 25th, 18  have applied for organ donation and 4 for bone marrow donation.

The conversation is with 4th term Connecticut Representative Jeff Currey, about his own journey to find a  life saving kidney.  Jeff talks about his life openly and with a sense of humor. Find out who ended up giving Jeff a kidney!

Joining Jeff and lending their expertise about organ donation, is Caitlyn Bernabucci, the Director of Community Affairs and Development of New England Donor Services, and Annie Landeen, the RN Living Donor Transplant Coordinator for Hartford Hospital. 

Under CT Paid Leave, serving as an organ or bone marrow donor is a qualifying health condition.  To find out if you qualify, please go to ctpaidleave.org.