December: Jesiah Brock. Featured in 2023 Calendar.

When I was 18 months old, I was involved in a horrible accident that left me burned over a great area of my body. I underwent a skin graft procedure to improve my quality of life. At the time, skin grafting procedures were still fairly new and uncommon, and I like to think my experience […]

July: Lilly Karschner. Featured in 2023 Calendar.

When I was 6 years old, I received a cornea transplant from a family who made the noble decision for their child to be an organ and tissue donor. This family’s brave choice has changed my life for the better and given me the chance to continue to see this ever- changing world. Without them, […]

Dalton Burger – Cornea Recipient

My incident happened 4 years ago when I was 19 and having fun. I attended a party with a few other friends having a good time. Unfortunately things went bad fast. I was leaving the party and a kid came up from behind me and as I turned around he hit me in the eye. […]

Amaya Deye – Tissue Recipient

In the beginning, I felt like my knee would dislocate or be out of place for hours or even days before it felt semi normal again. There were days when I could barely put any weight on my leg without excruciating pain. There were x-rays, MRIs and visits to different orthopedic doctors. I was told […]

Tysha Wilder – Passed away while waiting

I was first diagnosed with Lupus when I was about 25 years old. My journey had been fairly uneventful until I got pregnant and gave birth to my now 10 year old daughter at 27 weeks. She weighed just 2.4 lbs. When she was about 4 years old, I had a brain bleed due to […]

Jaylynn Parker – Cornea Recipient

“A family had to agree to cornea donation in order for my daughter to be on the receiving end, and if it wasn’t for that family doing that, we would not be where we are today. That means everything to us.” – Kristen Parker In November of 2011 our lives changed as my husband and […]