Stories of Hope

Lara Guroff
Heart failure slowed Lara down, but a generous heart donor has given her back her life full of love, family, and adventure.

Andrew Wheeler
IgA Nephropathy turned Andrew's life upside down and moved him thousands of miles. But thanks to a kidney donor, Andrew has a healthy life and a future.

Curtis Newcomer
In 2020, while most people were concerned about COVID, Curt was facing liver failure and being rejected by multiple transplant programs. But then, all the pieces came together and saved his life.

Dresden Skees-Gregory
Dresden needed a strong, healthy body to sustain her busy life. Thanks to a tissue donor, now she has two strong knees to stand on.

Adrian Miller
When hypertension and renal failure picked a fight with Adrian, he and his family fought back! And now, thanks to a generous donor, he's fighting for others through advocacy.

Alysia Yamasaki
Alysia is grateful for both of the kidney donors and the donor families who are making life possible for her.

Amanda Biederman
Amanda was a 27-year-old oncology nurse, working at a job she loved, when life took a hard turn – end stage lung disease.

Annie Chisholm
Annie has a lot of reasons to love her full and amazing life -- a wonderful family, a deep love for animals, and lots of travels. Her kidney donor makes it possible to continue her adventures.

Barbara Robinson-Carey
Barbara Robinson-Carey is alive today thanks to the love and support of her husband and two daughters, and through the generosity of her donor.

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.