Stories of Hope
Donor tributesHonoring those who gave
Read more donor tributes and learn about the National Donor Memorial. Learn more about living donation.
Nicole Nidea: Lifelong organ donation advocate
I’m a life-long organ donation advocate because of stories I heard at a college SODA event.
Kristen Logsdon: My brother is my hero!
I am forever grateful for my brother and my transplant team!
Mandi Smith: A God-led journey
As a Christian, if I had to sum up my why in just a couple words, it would be “God-led.”
Dawn Martin: I may not be a first responder, but my kidney is!
I wanted to make him comfortable, to let him know he had nothing to worry about. I am the donor.
Honoring a life and finding joy in a bowl of cereal
I became a widow at age twenty-eight. My first husband, Matt, collapsed one evening from what we later discovered was a ruptured brain aneurysm.
Susan Robinson: Donor mother and founder of Love Rocks
“We have found joy in the decision that I know Abigail would’ve made herself.”
Ginger Ireland-Hoffmann: From living liver donor to transplant nurse
I am thankful everyday for the opportunity to be my father’s donor and the dedication and inspiration of those ICU nurses.
Katie, my hero
She was beautiful inside an out, smart, funny, sensitive, amazing with kids and animals, generous and always stood up for those who were bullied.
The Cullen family: Celebrating National Donate Life Month
The Cullen family talk about how living donation saved their daughter’s life.
Margo Gill: Celebrating National Donate Life Month
Dr. Margo Gill honors her son Logan and stresses the importance of blood donation during this critical time.
Jimmy Potter: Daughter lives normal life again
My daughter Sirii experienced pre-eclampsia with both of her pregnancies. Her one functional kidney she was born with dropped to less than 10% function after the second birth.
Omar Garriott: Liver recipient
We have deep gratitude for everyone who played a key role in the story of my second shot at life—for Kristofer, for the surgeons and nurses, and for UNOS.
