The tragic bike-accident death of stand-up comic Kenny DeForest on Dec. 8 has resulted in a new chance at life for five people who have received six of DeForest’s organs, according to DeForest’s family and LiveOnNY, a nonprofit federally designated organ procurement organization.
According to LiveOnNY, six of DeForest’s organs have been successfully transplanted into five people between the ages of 30 and 75.
The recipients live in New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC and Indiana. A seventh organ is being transported for transplantation.
A registered organ donor, DeForest’s organs that have been transplanted or will be transplanted include his heart, lungs, liver, kidneys and pancreas.
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