Ohio sees record-breaking year for organ donations; thousands still on waiting list

More Ohioans than ever received the gift of life in 2018.Lifeline of Ohio says organ, eye and tissue donations in Ohio broke records last year.As a result, 366 lives were saved, tissue donation increased by 25 percent and the gift of sight through cornea donation was up 47 percent over 2017.Despite this good news, the need is still great.Tyler Cummins, a 31-year-old of the Short North, was diagnosed with heart disease four years ago.As a baby, he survived leukemia, but drugs that saved him 30 ye