All stories

Joey in hospital bed with Caroline showing engagement ring

Joey Moughan: A soldier’s story

A pre-deployment workup with my platoon was when I first learned I had kidney function issues.

Leah Howell: A challenging gift

What you don’t hear about as frequently are the challenges that come as a recipient – and for me, I struggle with survivor’s guilt.

Monica Hall: Grace recipient

I named my kidney Grace because, God was the only one who could heal me and his love for me made me think of Grace.

Nicole Nidea: Lifelong organ donation advocate

I’m a life-long organ donation advocate because of stories I heard at a college SODA event.

Transplant recipient, Bex, with a vibrant flower

Bex Hall: The letter I wrote to a stranger

A little over a year after my transplant, I felt like I finally had something more than the words “thank you” to convey, so I wrote and mailed the donor’s family a letter with my condolences and gratitude.

Dr. Jonas Willie Gadson: “A bonus from Jonas”

Dr. Gadson made an intentional decision to go public with his kidney story because he wanted to help other people who have kidney disease and other debilitating illnesses.