Pattie Corder – 2-time Living Donor
BLESSINGS X 2 The turn of the century was also a turning point in my life. My mother had developed...
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Jason Lee Bruce – Organ Donor
Jason loved his daughter, Kentucky basketball and St. Louis Cardinal baseball. He was always...
Shelia Gold – Living Donor
In April 2006, my sister was diagnosed with Her-2 breast cancer. After a double mastectomy,...
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Sallie Bell Wilson – Kidney/Pancreas Recipient; Donor Mom & Donor Daughter
My first experience with donation was when I was 6 years old. I remember my mother saying that...
Dr. Phil Aaron – Kidney Recipient
Organ donation, take it from me, truly is the gift of life. Our kidneys act as sieves in our body;...
Carol Joiner – Kidney Transplant Waiting List
**UPDATE on Ms. Joiner: "I have a wonderful new story. As of January 27, 2013 I became the...
Esther Ford – Liver recipient
It was a year in October 2011 since I had my liver transplant. I had my year's checkup and am...
Johnnie Quillen – Liver Recipient
In the Fall of 2004, I began to get sick every month and then, more often, to where I would get...
Kyle Jackey – Donor
Our 39 year old son, Kyle, died on March 30, 2011. He died at home, peacefully in his...
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Kelly and Shawne Wells – Kidney Recipient & Living Donor
In 1995, I was entering my senior year at Morehead State University. I was playing basketball...
Andrew Clay Johnson
Andrew was an awesome young man of just eleven years – a short life was filled with love for...
Walter “Bud” Parks – Bone Marrow Recipient
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David Parks – Bone Marrow Donor
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Patty Wells – Bone Marrow Donor
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Kendall Spangler – ACL tendon transplant
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Phillip Frazier – Bone Recipient
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Shirlene Henderson – Living Kidney Donor
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Ashley Heath Riggs – Tissue Donor
Ashley was a very outgoing, loving son. He was like a magnet: people were drawn to him. He...
T’neil D. Martin – Organ Donor
Our precious, and seemingly healthy daughter, T’neil D. Martin, was only 17 years old when she...
Ricky Bussell – Organ Donor
My brother was a typical boy with a huge love for baseball, riding horses, working outdoors, and...
Max Dickerson – Multi-Organ Transplant Recipient
In 2001, Thomas Maxwell “Max” Dickerson was born with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney...
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Riley Baker Speck – Heart Transplant Recipient
Riley was born on October 11, 2004 in Lexington KY. He was a healthy 8lb 7oz and we were thrilled...
Annie Johnson – Heart Transplant Recipient
Annie was admitted to Kosair Children’s Hospital on November 11, 2010 listed as status 1A for...
Kevin B. Wilson – Liver Transplant Recipient
I am a liver transplant recipient. On November 26, 2003, I received a liver transplant at...