Organ donors save lives

Demand for body parts far exceeds supplies, partly because people are unaware of options

Five people have lived on Yang Huaiyuan's donated body organs since he was pronounced brain dead on April 3 after an automobile crash.

The 39-year-old Sichuan man's heart, lungs, liver and kidneys were successfully transplanted and are currently functioning well in five patients from Sichuan, Fujian and Hubei provinces.