Alysia continues to be grateful for her first donor. And she still has hope that her second donor – her perfect match – is out there.
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Kidney Donation: Take a Break, Get in Shape, Save a Life
In May 2007, as a healthy father of three children, I walked into Good Samaritan Hospital. Several hours later, I had successfully donated one of my kidneys to a dear friend who otherwise faced certain death.
Giving the Gift of Life After Death: Organ & Body Donation
How will you be remembered? Choosing to donate your body or organs, eyes, and tissues after you die is one way to leave a lasting legacy.
Oliphants Live on Through Tissue Donation
Beth Oliphant Hoover shares her family's appreciate for organ, eye, and tissue donors -- and urges others to register!
Everyday Heroes: Giving Life Through Kidney Donation
Jen Feldman's kidney was failing and no one close to her was a match, and then, at her synagogue, she found her hero: Jonathan Cohen.
Pondo's Legacy: Beloved Deli Owner Lives on Through Vancouver Man
Life is a sequence of life-changing moments. The guy at the dry cleaner counter might become your best friend. A chance meeting at a deli might become a beautiful romance. The results of a routine medical exam may forever alter the course of your...
Sherwood Teacher Gets Pep Rally Before Surgery
Two years ago, Sherwood High School teacher Sarah Holtz was told she would die unless someone could donate her a kidney. But amazingly enough, a donor was found and the surgery is scheduled for the end of the month. On Thursday, her students rallied...
Family of Man Killed While Riding Bike to Work Encourages Others to Become Organ Donors
The family of a 21-year-old man who was killed one year ago while riding his bike to work is encouraging others to become organ donors just like Robert Esparza.
Two Months After Kidney Transplant, Life Looking Up for Sherwood Man
Lisa Marshall, a local Sherwood mom, donated a kidney to Theo Yigsaw on April 17 for a transplant at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and the Sherwood man is on the road to recovery.
Oregon 'dropped head syndrome' patient receives liver transplant
A couple months ago, Oregonian Vicki Hope was preparing for the horrible reality that she would likely die in a matter of days. The 57-year old was suffering from extreme liver failure and had been kept off the liver transplant list because of a...
Hemophiliac heart transplant recipient needs kidney
GLADSTONE, Ore. (KOIN) — Last year, Mike Hargett became the first person in the country with hemophilia to receive a heart transplant. However, the work on Hargett’s heart took a toll on his kidneys and he now needs a kidney transplant or has to...