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Celebrating Fatherhood as a Transplant Recipient

Jerry Smigelski, Jr. and his dad have many things in common, like most parents and their children. However, one of their connections is more unusual than most: both men are heart transplant recipients. Jerry's father had a heart transplant 15 years ago at the University of Michigan. Jerry followed suit, receiving his new heart at Duke University Hospital on October 4, 2010.

Professional Perspective: From ER Nurse to Coordinator to Living Donor

From a very early age, I developed an interest in organ donation from watching my dad work with the Lion’s Club to promote donation and register donors.

You Could Save Lives Today: Importance of Living Donors

Living donor transplants represent one immediate way to reduce the number of people on the national transplant waiting list in the U.S

International Firefighter's Day: A Life of Saving Others Became a Life in Need of Saving

A family of four endures another period of waiting as husband and father, Ray Brooks, needed a second life-saving liver transplant.

To me: "Donate Life" Means Generosity

Transplant social worker reflects on what "Donate Life" means to her, her patients, and her community.

National Donate Life Month 2013: The Importance of Telling Stories

We keep Jacob's memory alive by sharing stories to laugh, to cry, and to educate.