April is Donate Life Month

Since April is recognized as Donate Life Month both nationally and here in Kentucky, I feel that this is a good time to thank the many Henry Countians who have supported organ and tissue donation at our drivers license counter by donating $1 in support of our Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks Trust for Life and by placing their name on the new Kentucky Organ Donor Registry.

Since May of last year, when the donor registry question became a part of our drivers license renewal program, more than 280,000 Kentuckians have placed their names on the Kentucky Organ Donor Registry. More than 1,000 names are from Henry County.

Organ, tissue and cornea donation saves thousands of lives in our country each year and vastly improves the lives of thousands more. Currently, there are more than 750 names on organ transplant waiting lists here in Kentucky.

Please consider being a registered organ donor and be prepared to say yes when you renew your Kentucky drivers license or state ID.

Mary Lou Roberts, Henry County Circuit Court Clerk