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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Luke Bautista

Organ and Tissue Donor

Andrew Jova

Organ and Tissue Donor

Vincent T. Mielnicki

Organ Donor

Daniel “Dan” Buckiewicz

Organ and Tissue Donor

William “Billy” Romanello

Organ and Tissue Donor

Riley Kogen

Organ Donor

Marc DiNardo

Organ Donor

Daniel “Danny” Mellaci

Organ and Tissue Donor

Maeve Annette Behan

Organ Donor

Sean Clegg

Organ and Tissue Donor

Jay Jenkins

Organ and Tissue Donor

Thomas Bycsek

Organ Donor

Missy Rodriguez

Liver Recipient

Tyler Rodimer

Organ and Tissue Donor

Hailey Palumbo

Organ and Tissue Donor

John Levine

Organ Donor

Soleil Duvivier

Donor Family Member

Britany Cano

Organ Donor

Patti Jackson

Donor Family Member

Dr. Jamila Irons-Johnson

Organ Donor

Doug Sisk

Kidney and Pancreas Recipient

Donna Albanese-DeMair and Richard DeMair

Living Kidney Donor and Heart Transplant Recipient

Richard Popowski

Tissue Donor

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