Kidney
Stories of hope
#LivingItForward
Jasmine Ruiz: Waitlisted
I am currently on the transplant list for a kidney transplant and have been for almost 3 years now.
Mary Wu: Confessions of a kidney transplant recipient
Not a day goes by that I do not think about my organ donors and their families.
Amanda Demchak: My second chance, thanks to an organ donor
I received a kidney on February 5, 2019 from a young deceased organ donor. My donor and their family has given a second chance at life to a daughter, granddaughter, niece, aunt, friend, wife and mother.
C.J., kidney recipient
Everyone waiting for “the call” is overwhelmed when it happens, but C.J. thought it was a wrong number and didn’t pick up!
Jodi, non-directed kidney donor
Jodi donated her kidney in 2013 as part of a kidney paired exchange
Liza, kidney/pancreas recipient
“I am someone filled with enormous gratitude, a heart bursting with love….”
Tim, kidney recipient
Tim knows sibling love firsthand.
Betsy, living kidney donor
“I’ve been so fortunate to be able to give to my sister, and I’m so fortunate that I was allowed to question if it was the right choice for me.”
Chris, living donor
Chris proved a suitable match enabling Dan to have a kidney transplant.
Walter, kidney recipient
Walter suffered kidney failure at age 19 and received a living donation from his father, lasting 28 years.
Nita, kidney recipient
Yoga has benefited kidney recipient, Nita
Whittney, kidney recipient
Whittney packs a lot of personality into her small frame.
