The government has proposed new rules for the nation's transplant system that aim to increase use of certain donated organs and set additional safety standards for donor groups.

On Tuesday, Bridgett highlighted Asian American and Pacific Islander Month and organ donation awareness.

In honor of Donate Life Month, Bridgett chatted with longtime News 6 producer, Haley Coomes-Martin and her husband, Jamie, joined by their baby boy, Rhys

Four years ago, a young blood donor decided he wanted to step up his giving and donate his organs anonymously, not once but twice. Then, a chance meeting, followed by an amazing chain of events, created a miraculous change of plans.

Tyler Rosen is one of less than 100 living double organ donors in the world, having donated his right kidney to his friend Katie Freeman in 2022 and donating 70% of his liver to an anonymous recipient in 2019.

If someone has ever asked you if you wanted to be an organ donor, what was your initial feeling or thought?