Don Willis- Kidney Recipient
His story is our story. My husband Don began his journey into transplant when we had only been...
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Harry Humes- Heart Recipient
I was 5 weeks away from graduating from college when I was told I had 5 years to live. Not the...
Sarah Gilbert- Son was on the Waiting List
My son, Jacob Lee Gilbert, was diagnosed with Restrictive Cardiomyopathy, when he was 18 months...
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Bridgit Buffington- Husband is a Kidney/Pancreas Recipient
When we moved to Lexington in 2012, we left behind our entire lives in Pennsylvania. We left...
Laurance VanMeter- Wife was a Donor
My wife, Lucy, died on July 26, 2010 of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage caused by a subarachnoid...
Carolyn Adkins – Heart Recipient
I was diagnosed 15 years ago with cardiomyopathy. Medication controlled it for a while. I...
Stacey Johnson Hughes-Liver Recipient
The air smelled like Christmas trees. The sky was that beautiful shade of blue that only happens in...
Jamie Via – Kidney Recipient
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Jamie has always been an active guy and has played bass in a local country band since he was 15...
Debbie Hamilton – Kidney Recipient
2014 marks my "big 10 year anniversary"! A kidney transplant in the summer of 2004 transformed my...
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Brenda Miller- Double Lung Recipient
Brenda Miller is a Double Lung Recipient from Grayson County. Brenda had been working in a...
Bridgette Downey-Lush- Kidney Donor
Bridgett is a very active member of the Grayson County community. She is a therapist, and Clinic...
Logan- Double Kidney Recipient
Logan was born with a partial deletion of chromosome # 7. At age three he had to have one of his...
Mike White (Kidney Recipient) and Mike Torrence (Kidney Donor)
Mike Torrence (left) and Mike White (right) have known of each other from a distance for several...
Byron- Liver Recipient
The last week of June I was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. This came as a shock since I...
Chelsea Burton- waiting on a kidney
As the mother of a child who is in renal failure, my heart aches that we may not be able to find...
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Erich’s Story- Donor who saved 6 lives
On Sunday, December 12, 2004, my mom received THE phone call from University Hospital, "Your...
Mike Hamm-Double Lung Recipient
63 year old Mike Hamm, will tell you that he has been blessed beyond adequate words. After a two...
Lexi Back- Heart Recipient
Two Souls, one healthy heart. A fragile twin girl's life completely dependent upon a team of...
Amy Stevens – Waiting For Heart Transplant
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Megan Morrison – Liver Recipient
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Joyce Mullins – Kidney Recipient
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Trevor Pursifull – Liver Recipient
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Brenda Wells – Liver Recipient
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Hunter Cain – Lost his fight waiting (19 Months Old)
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