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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Eileen Wiederspan
Kidney Transplant Recipient
Samarth Mehta
Kidney Transplant Recipient
Muran Veniszee
Heart & Liver Transplant Recipient
Ronald Trout
Heart Transplant Recipient
Iveth Gonzales
Donor Family Member
Daisy and Carlos Vasquez
Living Kidney Donor and Recipient
Jenny Godnick
Living Kidney Donor
Laurie Williams
Heart Recipient
Karl Halpin
Liver Recipient
Richard Koonce & Steven Robinson
Transplant Recipient & Living Donor
Dr. Leslie P. Osei-Tutu
Living Donor
Tyree Thomas
Organ Donor
Giovanna Oliveira
Organ Donor
Jennifer Bosch
Organ Donor
Steve Herman
Transplant Recipient
Billy Gardner
Transplant Recipient
Renee Reilly
Transplant Recipient
Carlos Martinez
Transplant Recipient
Julian Rosado
Organ Donor
Luis Rios
Living Donor
Kevin Graham
Lung Transplant Recipient
Maggie O'Leary
Organ Donor
Christopher Homeny
Tissue Donor
Jim Pickett
Organ Donor
Juan Caeiro
Organ and Tissue Donor
Gregory Hamil
Organ and Tissue Donor
Michael J. McCabe
Organ and Tissue Donor
Stephen Hasbrouck
Organ Donor
Joseph “Joey” Burlew, Jr.
Organ and Tissue Donor
Jamal “Mally” Gaines
Tissue Donor
Jason Wetmore
Organ and Tissue Donor
Jessica Tae Descafano
Organ and Tissue Donor
Devon Lewis
Organ and Tissue Donor
Allison Ognibene
Heart and Double-Lung Transplant Recipient
Rosemarie Hampp
Living Donor
Shane Myer
Organ and Tissue Donor
Zachary Childs
Organ and Tissue Donor
John “Scott” Stevens
Organ and Tissue Donor
Sham Karnani
Tissue Donor
Robyn Ashmen
Transplant Recipient