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Jerry Cahill: To the Brink and back after lung, liver, and kidney transplants

A young man’s life allowed me to continue mine. How could I do anything but honor his kindness and love by living my life to the fullest?

Jaclyn Smith: I woke up in another world

There’s so much more to my story and I’d love to one day try to bring awareness to ICU delirium and how serious it can be.

Wes Hawkins: A second chance at life with PRIDE

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Without my transplant and donor, I wouldn’t be here to write this, and I would have died living a lie. This month will be the first Pride Month I get to openly celebrate and enjoy.

Jayde Kelly: A renewed heart

I would not be alive today if it weren’t for the selfless act of another human making the decision to donate organs.

Rita Woodward: Gratitude angel

Each day, I think about my angel donor and family. I am alive because they made a decision in their time of unbearable grief.

Bob Scozzafava: Celebrating my first liver-transplant anniversary

My goal is to share my story with others to get more people to register as donors and also help boost the morale of those on the waiting list for transplant.