Heart
Stories of hope
#LivingItForward
Philip Rostek of Pittsburgh, PA
My gift of health involves not just me, but so many people around me.
Kim DeAngelo of Columbus, OH
September 14, 2011 is the day I refer to as “the day I got my smile back.” On that day, I underwent brain surgery to help alleviate symptoms of a Chiari Malformation, which occurs when the cerebellum (at the back part of the brain) slips from the skull and into the...
Jhett Skaggs of Lexington, OK
The mix of emotions that a parent feels is bittersweet.
Merle Zuel of Bonner Springs, KS
The unselfish act of organ donation is one of the most compassionate things one human being can do for another.
Jill Thorne of Rescue, CA
I received a heart transplant 22 years ago.
Don Salamone of Fountain Hills, AZ
A transplant does not mean the end of life but rather the beginning chapter of a new journey.
Simon Keith of Las Vegas, NV
Simon Keith holds the distinction of being the first athlete in the world to play a professional sport after undergoing a heart transplant.
Jim Gleason of Beverly, NJ
Eighteen years ago, Oct 19, 1994, Roberto died, but his heart lived on, replacing the failing heart of a dying man in Philadelphia with his young athletic one.
