Stories of Hope

Stories of Hope 

 

Stories of Hope 

Behind every donation and every transplant, there’s a story. Click the names below to read inspiring stories of courage and hope from donor families, living donors, transplant recipients, advocates, patients waiting, and tributes to those sadly lost while waiting for the gift of life. 

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Angelyna Scheck

Donor Family Member

Brian Letrent

Organ Donor

George Ditto, Jr.

Tissue Donor

Jennifer Ebuenga-Smith

Advocate

Katie Prestinari

Living Donor

Samantha Imperato

Kidney Recipient

Richard ‘Rich’ Schaefer

Kidney Transplant Recipient

Rev. Dr. Danielle Brown

Advocate

Icis O Miller

Organ Donor

Ted Taylor

Advocate

Robert "RJ" Oross

Organ Donor

Patty Gallagher

Organ Donor

Emma Szabo

Advocate

Kelvin Rodriguez

Organ Donor

Peter Bendict

Tissue Donor

Elaine “Sissie” Welsh

Liver Recipient

Michelle Brugger

Tissue Recipient

Johnathan “JT”

Organ and Tissue Donor

Rosalia

Organ Donor

David Cavanaugh

Advocate

Zhenny

Organ Donor

David Farley

Liver Recipient

Benny Iannuzzelli

Heart Transplant Recipient

Damon Richvalsky

Advocate

Jessica Chipkin-Klein

Liver Transplant Recipient

Brian Bernstein

Organ and Tissue Donor

Sean Cranmer

Organ and Tissue Donor

Susan Mueller

Cornea Recipient

John Patrick Cummins, Jr.

Tissue Donor

Emily Barkocy

Liver Transplant Recipient

Maddie Midwinter

Organ Donor

Leonard Petruska

Liver Transplant Recipient

Carmen Mohamadi

Organ and Tissue Donor

Eileen McKenna

Patient Waiting

Frank Klimecki

Kidney Transplant Recipient

Mark Valenzano

Organ and Tissue Donor

Jorge Losch

Living Kidney Donor

Melinda Walters

Organ Donor

Nicholas Tamburo

Heart Transplant Recipient

Michael J. Canada

Organ Donor