As you read through the Stories of Hope, please take a moment to remember the individuals you know whose lives were changed by the precious gift of organ donation. Some of those donations were provided by a friend or relative while othe
Stories of Hope
Be inspired by recipients who have overcome the odds and the donors and donor families whose legacy lives on them.
It was June 16, 1998. We were healthy 32 year olds and expecting our first baby.
When I think about what donation means to our family, all I can think about is the second chance the our daughter, Annabella, received at life. When she was just a couple of months old, we were told that she was in need of a liver trans
I am on peritoneal dialysis (PD) and have been since 2007. PD is a great way to live if dialysis is needed. It allows me the freedom t
A typical elementary school student, Destiny loves to climb, dance and play. Looking at Destiny today, it is hard to believe than as an infant she was diagnosed with severe liver disease and given six months to live.
This video tells the story of Jason Ray, the former mascot for the University of North Carolina Tarheels. Viewers hear from Jason’s parents, as well as 3 recipients of Jason’s organs and their families.
In this video, donor family member Tim Joos recounts the tragic loss of his teenage daughter, Samantha, who helped save the lives of others through tissue donation. Samantha was in a collision while driving in a rainstorm.
As a science teacher, Rosa knew the advantages of organ donation, but personally never gave donation much thought until she was told she needed a kidney transplant to live. Dialysis three hours a day for three years kept her alive...
This heart-warming story filmed in Charlotte recalls the fatal accident that took the life of NFL wide-receiver Chris Henry and the “gift of life” that followed for the four people that received his organs.
Since his bone transplant, Tyler is playing with a handicap. At the moment, it’s about a nine. Tyler has moved on from the bone cancer and the tissue transplant that followed.
Pages
When Larry went to the doctor with a nosebleed, he was shocked to learn that he was very sick and needed a kidney transplant to survive. After four years on dialysis, his liver also began to fail.