The selfless organ donations of a fallen firefighter on Long Island are helping to spread awareness and education on the importance of organ donation registration.
"On a day of love, I am able to express my own love for my husband Billy," Moon said. "As I talk about him and his organ donation, which I can proudly say is his legacy."
"Currently 500, nearly 576,000 Suffolk County residents are registered to be organ donors," Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said. "Today, our hope on National Donor Day is that we can increase that number."
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