Kidney
Stories of hope
#LivingItForward
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.
Lisa Baxter: The gift I needed
I thank God for the man that gave me this kidney, it has been more than a blessing.
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.