Ambassador
Stories of hope
#LivingItForward
Stephen Johnson: 40 years later
After my transplant was done and I was released, my wife let me order a new boat… my lovely wife elected to name it “Change of Heart.”
Jaclyn Smith: I woke up in another world
There’s so much more to my story and I’d love to one day try to bring awareness to ICU delirium and how serious it can be.
Jayde Kelly: A renewed heart
I would not be alive today if it weren’t for the selfless act of another human making the decision to donate organs.
Bob Scozzafava: Celebrating my first liver-transplant anniversary
My goal is to share my story with others to get more people to register as donors and also help boost the morale of those on the waiting list for transplant.
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.
Nicole Nidea: Lifelong organ donation advocate
I’m a life-long organ donation advocate because of stories I heard at a college SODA event.
Bex Hall: The letter I wrote to a stranger
A little over a year after my transplant, I felt like I finally had something more than the words “thank you” to convey, so I wrote and mailed the donor’s family a letter with my condolences and gratitude.
Donnie Field Senior: My story
From where I felt months ago to how I feel today is a 100% turn around.
Debbie Akers: Thankful to my donor each and every day
Not a day goes by that I don’t think of the person who unselfishly made the decision to be an organ donor.
Lisa Tork: Heart transplant recipient
Thanks to a selfless organ donor, I was given my life back that day.
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.
