NORWICH – Watching the Tournament of Roses Parade is a New Year’s Day tradition for many families. For some individuals, watching the parade is even more than a tradition – it is validation of a life-changing decision to provide life to a tissue or organ recipient. This year will be no different.

Over the past years, Donate Life, a national network of organ and transplant organizations, has been a major participant in the parade, honoring the relationship between these organizations and the hospitals they partner with as well as those families and individuals who have chosen to donate life. .