the new patients told us last week they were inspired by daru smith and sarah mcpharlin's success. >>d -- because they did that. they have been so successful, and then to inspire me, his little boy inspires me. >> it's great to hear the story. when my wife and i came here in april, all you could do was read about sarah and daru. it was in every magazine. your story in cbs news, we googled everything. it was phenomenal to see it was done. i definitely didn't want to be the first person or amongst the first people. it was nice to have other people go through it. >> it's a bond. it's interesting because we're all from different walks of life. we have different interests. we're of different generations. we wouldn't be friends if it wasn't for this. >> well, now they are all close friends supporting each other through their recovery. they're bonded by the gifts they've received from others which is the gift of life. >> wow. >> outstanding. >> last year more than 36,000 transplants were performed in the united states. if you want to become an organ donor, go to organdonor.gov. >> wow. what