Stories of Hope for Kidney Patients

Stephanie McGuigan: Love, pain, and a kidney

On December 23, 2022 I donated one of my kidneys! We are both doing amazing, and our family is starting to try to live a “normal” life.

Climbing to the roof of the world, a team of living donors finds strength in each other

On March 3, a team of living donors, friends and family took their first steps on a journey to the top of the world.

LJ Dong: The Universe has your back (and kidney!)

I am very engaged in my community and have been blessed with a wide platform and have the opportunity to connect with so many inspiring people.

Connie Foster: My sister’s gift

The next day, September 6, 1996, my dear sister, Jackie, received her new kidney — extending her life four years until her passing in 2000.

Perri Bartley: Three living kidney donors

My sense of gratitude is overwhelming!

Orlando Torres: My gift of life

Thanks to both Yomaris as a facilitator with her donation and Skyler my direct donor for this new opportunity for my family, my community and of course for me.

Samantha Robinson: My story

As of March 2023, I am almost eight months post op and I am so grateful to both of my donors and their families.

Bridgett Bolar: Given a second chance

I am very grateful and appreciative for a second chance to get it right.

James Price: Brighter days still to come

A lot of my friends call me Smiley.

My Family’s PKD Story: Blessings and heartbreak through seven transplants and a ruptured brain aneurysm

It’s amazing what a single heredity disease can do and all the implications and effects it can have on a family’s history.

Bobby McLaughlin: More patience, kindness, and compassion

You don’t have to donate a kidney to make the world a better place, it can be so much simpler than that but if you do decide to donate, those ripples can reach far and wide.