Stories of Hope
Three lives saved
All three of her children needed and received heart transplants. Sara knows it took a village to save her children and will spend her life advocating for organ donation so others can have the same chance. Read their story.
Kirk Menefee: Everyday is a gift
To once again be able to live a normal life is the greatest gift I have every been given.
Richard G. Perez Senior: I’m a survivor
Before you are lucky to receive an organ you are really sick and your quality of life is greatly diminished
Kristen Logsdon: My brother is my hero!
I am forever grateful for my brother and my transplant team!
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.
Richard Schmidt: Grateful recipient
I hope that our story inspires donors and gives hope to people needing a transplant.
Captain Rob: Finding my hope
Today, I am doing amazingly well. My donor liver feels like I have a new engine inside me and I am forever grateful.
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.
Jennifer Wickliffe: Hunter Lives On
Our son was able to save the lives of four people and help with research and education. In knowing that our son lives on has given us a peace that I do not believe we would have been able to obtain.
Thelma Warner: “I will continue to fight until my last breath”
I have found courage and strength I never knew I possessed. I had to dig deep down within my soul to find it but, it was there.