Michael Baldwin – Kidney Recipient
“Because all of the ups and downs I went through; from finding out I would have to go on dialysis, I would eventually need a transplant, to being able to recover and go on with my life, but in a different way.” – Michael Baldwin I was at work when my doctor called and said, […]
Hope Sansbury – Heart Recipient
“I think, to me, the word hope means not giving up and believing that there is a possibility that what you’re wishing for can come true. In our situation it was giving our daughter a chance to live, to fight for her own life.” – John Sansbury At her four-month ultrasound Hope was diagnosed with […]
Renee Paige and Sarah Green-Moore, Kidney Recipients
Dear Donor Family, I found this letter to be difficult to write. Not because I’m not thankful but because I wanted to find the right words to express my deepest sympathies to a family that lost a loved one, just knowing a part of them still lives in me. I would like to tell you […]
Glenn Kindell, Double Lung Recipient
All I can say is thank you. While a lung transplant is a major operation that can involve many complications, it improved my health and quality of life. Thank you for another chance to be able to breathe again, to be a husband to my loving wife, a father to my children and grandfather to […]
Darby Bolyard, Kidney and Liver Recipient
Hello, My name is Darby, and I am 15 years old. Although you don’t know me, we share a connection that can never be broken. I used to be a very sick little girl. My last 4 years had been spent in and out of the hospital treating a variety of liver infections. Because I […]
Steve Roberto, Liver Recipient
Dear family of my donor, My name is Steve and I am 56 years old. As you grieve your loved one I want to let you know how thankful I am for the precious gift of life I have received. I don’t know if my gratitude can help your healing, but I want you to […]
Henry Rogers’ Inspirational Journey To His Kidney Transplant
Three years ago, Elizabeth and her husband Greg Rogers got the news that would change their lives. At Elizabeth’s 20-week ultrasound for her second baby, her doctor gave her the news that every parent fears. There was something wrong with her baby’s kidney, and the doctors wouldn’t know the severity of the issue until her […]
First Baby Born to a Woman with a Uterus Transplant
The struggles of infertility have caused many hardships and pains for couples who are having difficulty conceiving or are incapable of having children. These struggles can permeate a person’s life and make it difficult to focus on anything besides these fertility issues. Luckily, there has recently been a huge leap forward in solving this issue […]
Navy veteran dives for first time since heart transplant
By: T.J. Parker Posted: 9:42 AM, Jun 20, 2018 NEWPORT, Ky. — A former U.S. Navy diver had to give up being underwater when he learned he needed a heart transplant. Despite his heart failure diagnosis, Bruno Lanman wants people to know there is hope for transplant recipients. Lanman, who first started diving at […]
Cystic Fibrosis: How YOU Can Help Save a Life
Cystic Fibrosis is a progressive genetic disease that causes consistent lung infections and hinders a person’s ability to breathe due to mucus build up in the lungs, pancreas and other organs. The mucus in the lungs clogs airways and traps bacteria which then leads to infections. It also prevents the release of digestive enzymes in […]