Natalie – 3 time liver recipient
I have been fortunate enough to receive the gift of life three times, once from my...
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Leslie – Respiratory Therapist and Organ and Tissue Donation Advocate
I have been in healthcare for over 16 years. 14 of those I have worked bedside at a level II trauma...
Steve – Lung Recipient
In the summer of 2010, I contracted a case of pneumonia. The main symptom that I was experiencing...
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Donna – Liver Recipient
Donna J. Bias Liver Recipient – 09/11/1994 My transplant story began when I had severe...
Joy – Liver Recipient
I was born and raised in Cabell County, W.Va., and other than living many years ago for 3 ½...
Mickey – Kidney Recipient
Little describes better my appreciation for organ donation, its proponents, and families who...
Craig – Tissue Donor
Early in our married life, my husband Craig and I became organ donors by signing the back of our...
Jennifer – donated a kidney to her son, Tyson
My 18 year old son, Tyson, was diagnosed in February 2018 with IgA Nephropathy. His blood pressure...
Brayden – Waiting on a Heart
My Son, Brayden was born with Hypo-plastic Left Heart Syndrome. He has under gone 3 open...
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Natalie – 3 time liver recipient
I have been fortunate enough to receive the gift of life three times, once from my father as a...
Mike – Liver Recipient
I was diagnosed with Primary Sclerosis Cholecystitis over 20 Years ago. My initial...
Michelle – Kidney recipient
My name is Michelle Branham and I’m from Magoffin County, Kentucky. I am recipient of a Kidney...
Victoria – Donor and recipient family
I grew up with a sick father. He had heart disease and everyday was a struggle for...
Ashley – Kidney Pancreas recipient
It all began when I was three and I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. There were many scary...
Brandi- Heart Recipient
When I was 27 I delivered my first child, a son, with a few complications, I lost a ton of...
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Preshus- Recipient family member
[caption id="attachment_3713" align="alignleft" width="256"] Preshus and her sister...
Brandon-Liver recipient
[caption id="attachment_3691" align="alignleft" width="300"] Before transplant[/caption] Brandon...
William- Kidney Recipient
In 2010, at the age of 38, William Powell, Jr., the husband of DuPont Circle Director of...
Lake- Mother was a cornea donor
On March 18, 2015 my sister and I sat in the hospital room holding our mom's hands as her tired...
Tasha-Donor Mom
My son was 2 years, 9 months and 23 days old when he passed away from smoke inhalation....
Brooks- Lost his fight waiting (5 weeks old)
During my 20 week ultrasound, an area was found on our son's liver. Further testing revealed that...
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Shria- Passionate Advocate
Organ donation is by far one of the most amazing advancements in medicine. The process just shows...
Lori-Heart and Kidney Recipient, Benita- Lori’s Living Kidney Donor
Stories written and published by Stevie Lowery, Editor of Lebanon Enterprise She’s got...
Destiny- Donor
Our Destiny lived life full of energy, enthusiasm, and unselfish love. Her vibrance was always...