New England Donor Services

Families of organ donors and organ transplant recipients shared emotional stories of loss and survival Friday, as Vermont marked Organ Donation Month. “I was on my way to dying,” recalled Lara Govendo, whose cystic fibrosis had left her in respiratory failure — needing oxygen 24/7. “My transplant surgeon said I didn’t have a lot of time left.” That changed in…

Vermont is celebrating organ donors and recipients this April.