Lindsey Bingham
Lindsey Bingham of North Powder, Oregon, is eight-years-old and suffers from dilated cardiomypathy.
Lindsey's Story
Addy Neal
Since August 8, 2010, Addy Neal has been able to breathe! She knows how lucky she is to have received this second chance at life after watching her best friend die waiting for the same gift.
Addy's Story
Justice Williams
Justice's transplant was a gift of hope. We are lucky that Justice is able to play, grow, learn, and love. Everyone should have that chance.
Justice 's Story
Rob Ayers
Rob has been able to be a father to his daughter and celebrate the birth of his son Jonathan.
Rob 's Story
Sophia Boyer
Laura and Brian Boyer’s youngest daughter Sophia was diagnosed at birth with Alpha-1-Anti-trypsin deficiency disorder, a rare genetic disorder affecting the liver and eventually the lungs.
Sophia's Story
Hayley Resk
Hayley Resk is a happy, healthy college student after receiving a partial liver transplant from the most important person in her life, her mother.
Hayley's Story
Gary Lodge
At age 34, Gary’s life came to a sudden end when a blood clot lodged at the base of his brain. In the midst of a devastating loss, Brenda knew Gary wanted to be an organ, eye and tissue donor – he had a ‘D’ on his license.
Gary's Story
Bernadette Artharee
For almost three years, while I waited, I received dialysis. The treatments, given three times a week, became my life. Dialysis wasn’t living, it was postponing death
Bernadette's Story
Susan Hasset
Susan's personal fight against Hypertrophic Cardiomiopathy has finally ended, thanks to one individual who registered as an organ donor.
Susan 's Story
Scott Nance
After the tragic loss of his daughter, Scott Nance finds strength in sharing their story while spreading awareness for organ, eye, and tissue donation.
Scott's Story
Bob Dexter
With a new liver and a second chance at life, my life has changed in so many ways. I was even able to walk my daughter down the aisle.
Bob 's Story
Sharol & Marlene
One year after the transplant, Sharol and Marlene sought to meet each other. In an ironic twist of fate, the two found they lived just two miles apart.
Sharol & Marlene's Story
Katy Portell
At a mere four-years-old, Katy was deemed strong and old enough for open-heart surgery. It was then that she received a pulmonary artery.
Katy's Story
Rosie Tabb
Heart recipient Rosie Tabb relishes every minute of her busy life once dominated by congestive heart failure.
Rosie 's Story
Lynda Myers
Every morning when I wake up, reach for my glasses and realize I don’t need them.
Lynda's Story
Carlos Aguilar
What began as a simple problem with his knee, later revealed much more serious issues with his health: he and his mother Lilia learned that his kidneys were failing.
Carlos's Story
Marissa Salgado
“Thank you, dad!” Marissa Salgado cannot say it enough. When chronic kidney failure changed her life, the 16-year-old endured years of daily dialysis.
Marissa 's Story
Jamie Hiner
On January 26th, 2011, Jamie’s transplant coordinator called saying, "We have a new liver for you."
Jamie's Story
Will Lewis
Will Lewis had been sick as long as he could remember, so it came as no surprise when doctors informed him that he’d need a kidney transplant.
Will 's Story
Patrice Hudson
Patrice Hudson shares a special bond with her youngest sister, Bobbi.
Patrice's Story
Lynda Myers
I have always been an active person. I love any kind of activity or competitive sport. I love tennis, racquetball, hiking, backpacking, camping, whitewater rafting and downhill skiing.
When I was 42 I was diagnosed with Fuchs Dystrophy, a genetic disease of the cornea. Fuchs causes severe loss of vision with eventual blindness. As my vision deteriorated I began altering my life both at home and work. I slowly began giving up activities like riding my motorcycle. Early morning and night driving became increasingly difficult and I would make up excuses not to attend night meetings or activities.
I had lots of embarrassing moments like walking into a rack of men’s shirts at a pro shop when I became blinded by sun coming through the window or falling down in public because I couldn’t see curbs or steps clearly. I was not able to recognize people if they were more than a few feet away.
I am so thankful to my two donors who have given me restored vision and a new lease on life. I remember about two weeks after my first transplant walking into my kitchen and looking out the window into the woods. I was amazed. I could actually see the texture of the tree bark. I went out into the yard; the daffodils were up and the trees were starting to bloom. My vision was so clear the colors everywhere were so brilliant it almost hurt to look at them. It was really overwhelming. And then it hit me: Someone who I would never know had given me the most unselfish and precious gift I would ever receive. I sat down on the front steps and cried.
Donate Life Northwest urges people to designate themselves as a donor. Code your driver's license as donor, sign up on line at donatelifenw.org, or call 503.494.7888 or 1.800.452.1369 for a paper registry form. Please... share your decision with your family!
Every morning when I wake up and reach for my glasses and realize I don’t need them, I say a prayer of gratitude to the two people who have blessed me with the gift of sight. My promise to them is that I will live better, kinder, and will do everything in my power to pay this gift forward in their honor.