Ambassador
Stories of hope
#LivingItForward
Maureen Jaret: The heart of giving
Little did I know at the time, but these seemingly benign things would become my entire life! Organ Donation was about to ROCK my world!
My second heartbeat
Monique Acosta House was your typical college student 20 years ago with the daily schedule filled with work and classes. She began to notice that she was feeling more tired than usual and had left arm pain. Her friend suggested that she should get that checked out by...
Maria Margarita Gamboa: Life is beautiful
To cover the expenses for her transplant, she and her family made and sold more than 100,000 handmade bracelets with a message of HOPE.
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.
Gene Shimandle: A change of heart
I was diagnosed with heart failure in 2005.
Janet Ocasio: My gift has given me 20 years of life
I began to learn about the waiting list and the scarcity of organs donated for transplant.
Jim, liver recipient
Twelve weeks after my transplant, my son and I completed the 8K
Losing a sister, saving a life with donation
A campus classroom may seem like an odd spot to consider organ donation.
A heart transplant is a miracle
My name is Jose Calderon. At the age of 35, I was in the prime of my life. I had a beautiful family – my wife, my daughters (ages 14 and 11) and my son (age 3 at that time). I was running a brand new business and I was on top of my game. And this business was allowing...
Life is a gift
What motivated me to get involved and become a DonateLife Ambassador? Through UNOS’ intervention, my brother Jose was able to receive a heart transplant. In my community, there have been two organ recipients: one received a kidney and the other a liver transplant....
Kathryn Smith of Miami, FL
I am able to share my story because of organ donors and their families who decided to give the gift of life in their saddest hours.
