Gift of Life Stories

I'll never forget the supper day in 1986 when my strong 34-year-old husband, a farmer, came into...

On August 4, 2013, my husband, Aaron Barnes, had a motorcycle accident about two miles from home....

 Quinn was a very special person to all who knew him. He loved life, he loved people and most of...

My son Robert A Beddingfield (Robbie) was a little guy with a huge heart. He truly never met...

 Ever since I was young, I've been taught that organ donation is a very selfless act that...

Without the life-saving liver I received, I don't know that I would have had the chance to...

Saturday, Nov. 16th started like any other day. The sun was shining, but a chill was in the air. I...

I was diagnosed with chronic liver disease in April of 2016 and placed on the liver transplant...

My husband received his liver transplant this past June (June 16, 2019). Mark, 38, was dying of...

Ryan Joseph Landers, just two weeks past his 19th birthday, was involved in an auto crash on Easter...

In December 1998, my 18-yr-old stepson, Chad, approached his father and me about becoming a donor....

My name is Wade Christensen and I am a candidate, waiting for a heart transplant.  I am one of...

Adventurous, happy, giving; those are only a few words that people may use to describe Shawn...

Jacob Lucas was a 21-year-old Letcher County native who passed away in a car accident in 2013....

Dennis Thacker worked in the coal mines of Eastern Kentucky for 22 years to provide for his family....

I’m Brooklyn Nicole Dotson. I am a recipient of a liver transplant, at only eighteen months old....

Bill “Cody” Rose, a retired truck driver and motorcycle fanatic, began feeling under the...

Mary Anita was a genuinely caring and giving person and described as a “good soul” by her...

Cynthia is a mother of 3 boys and a dedicated wife to her husband of 35 years.  3 years ago their...

As a parent, there are always milestones in the lives of our children marking important life...

I was diagnosed at 23 y/o with PKD. Over the years we just watched and waited. I switched...

In December 2014, I fell ill with sepsis, as a result of having had strep throat. My organs had...

Jim & Carol Powers are residents of Floyd County, Kentucky; located in the Eastern Portion...

A grandfather to five and Morgan County resident, Everett Gibbs loves to spend time with his...