Corey-Kidney Recipient
In December 2014, I fell ill with sepsis, as a result of having had strep throat. My organs had...
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Jim- Liver and Kidney Recipient
Jim & Carol Powers are residents of Floyd County, Kentucky; located in the Eastern Portion...
Everett – Kidney Recipient
A grandfather to five and Morgan County resident, Everett Gibbs loves to spend time with his...
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Joyce- Heart Recipient
Joyce Cantrell, a Morgan County native, has a sweet smile that makes you feel so comfortable....
Shawn-Tissue Donor
Adventurous, happy, giving; those are only a few words that people may use to describe Shawn...
Jim- Liver Recipient
Jim & Carol Powers are residents of Floyd County, Kentucky; located in the Eastern Portion of...
Everett-Kidney recipient
A grandfather to five and Morgan County resident, Everett Gibbs loves to spend time with his...
Karen – Donated a kidney to her Mother
Hi- My name is Karen Thomas. I work as a Deputy Clerk at the Laurel Co. Circuit Clerks Office in...
Emma – Heart Recipient
UK Transplant Patient Grateful For a very Special Gift By Allison Perry LEXINGTON, Ky....
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Teri – Living kidney donor and recipient family member
When I married my husband, my oldest step daughter had already received one kidney...
Teri – Living Kidney Donor
When I married my husband, my oldest step daughter had already received one kidney...
Duanne – Kidney Pancreas recipient
Life has diverse meaning for everyone, but when you experience life from a different...
Betty – Living Donor
This was almost a forty year long wish. It started back in the early 70’s, when I was a Patient...
Natalie – 3 time liver recipient
I have been fortunate enough to receive the gift of life three times, once from my...
Leslie – Respiratory Therapist and Organ and Tissue Donation Advocate
I have been in healthcare for over 16 years. 14 of those I have worked bedside at a level II trauma...
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Steve – Lung Recipient
In the summer of 2010, I contracted a case of pneumonia. The main symptom that I was experiencing...
Donna – Liver Recipient
Donna J. Bias Liver Recipient – 09/11/1994 My transplant story began when I had severe...
Joy – Liver Recipient
I was born and raised in Cabell County, W.Va., and other than living many years ago for 3 ½...
Mickey – Kidney Recipient
Little describes better my appreciation for organ donation, its proponents, and families who...
Craig – Tissue Donor
Early in our married life, my husband Craig and I became organ donors by signing the back of our...
Jennifer – donated a kidney to her son, Tyson
My 18 year old son, Tyson, was diagnosed in February 2018 with IgA Nephropathy. His blood pressure...
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Brayden – Waiting on a Heart
My Son, Brayden was born with Hypo-plastic Left Heart Syndrome. He has under gone 3 open...
Natalie – 3 time liver recipient
I have been fortunate enough to receive the gift of life three times, once from my father as a...
Mike – Liver Recipient
I was diagnosed with Primary Sclerosis Cholecystitis over 20 Years ago. My initial...