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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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

Congressman Donald Payne, Jr.

Tissue Donor

Joe Covino

Liver Transplant Recipient

Daniel J. Ford

Organ Donor

Deanna Noelle “Dee Dee” D’Arco

Organ and Tissue Donor

Lawrence “Larry” Bologna

Liver Transplant Recipient

Larry Manney

Tissue Donor

Nicholas A. Marino

Organ Donor

Dennis Vaccaro

Organ Donor

Joseph Doll

Heart Transplant Recipient

Nancy “Zoeh” Arana

Kidney Transplant Recipient

Dr. Karen Aitken-Douyon

Kidney Transplant Recipient

Katelyn Schwenzer

Liver Transplant Recipient

Kerry O’Connor

Pancreas Transplant Recipient

John “Ricky” Gray

Heart Transplant Recipient

Cathy Dorey

Kidney Transplant Recipient

Lauren Kaminski

Living Kidney Donor

Vincent (Vinny) Gagliardi

Organ and Tissue Donor

Lavarra (LJ) Hines

Donor Family Member