Stories of Hope
Kidney patients
Jennifer Ray: Never give up
I want to live my life again and I will because of a generous gift from an amazing friend!
Crystal King: My son got his mother back through organ donation
When my cousin gave me her kidney she gave my son, Avery, a mother he’d never met before.
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?
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.
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.
Shannon Catalano: 22 Kidney donors climb Mt. Kilimanjaro
Shannon donated a kidney to a stranger in 2019, she was selected to be one of 22 kidney donors that represented Kidney Donor Athletes (KDA) on this One Kidney Climb.
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.”
Lynn Davis: My second chance at life!
I always like to say I am what hope looks like!
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.
Kemberlie Hornbeak: Third time’s a charm
January 2021, the beginning of a new year as well as a new chance at life.
