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
