Carrie’s Story – A girl, her guitar, and a promise
Tissue Recipient
After being diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, Carrie received the gift of donated tendon grafts that allowed her to live a normal life.
Gift of Life Stories
Read these inspiring stories about how organ and tissue donation and transplantation touches and transforms lives.
Young Family Grateful for their Gift of Life
Living Donation
Paired kidney exchange enables couple to give and receive the gift of life.
Life After Loss: Anthony’s Story
Organ Donor
Donor Mom shares the story of her son Anthony, who in his passing gave the gift of life to others.
A Match Made in Pulmonary Rehab
Gift of Life Stories
Couple meets, falls in love and gets married after bonding over cystic fibrosis and organ donation.
Onyi – Sprinting Ahead After Transplant
Liver Recipient
Onyi received a life-saving liver transplant as an infant and it has never held her back from living a normal, healthy life.
Mother Gives Son the Gift of Life Twice
Living Donation
Maura Brighter participated in a paired exchange and donated a kidney to a stranger son her son Kevin could receive a kidney transplant.
The Heart of a Champion: Derek’s Story
Heart Recipient
Derek Fitzgerald is the first cancer surviving heart transplant recipient to complete a full Ironman.
Recipient Forms Bond with Donor’s Mother
Gift of Life Stories
Arlinda Griffin received a kidney and pancreas transplant that saved her life. Today, her hero’s mother has become like family.
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Our Impact in 2019
664
Organ Donors
1,865
Organs Transplanted
1,305
Musculoskeletal Donors
2,234
Cornea Donors
News & Updates
12th Consecutive Year Leading U.S. in Organ Donation
Region Again Breaks Two U.S. Records, Showing Extraordinary Generosity and Clinical Leadership: Most Organ Donors and Life-Saving Transplants
Penn Medicine Birth Marks Milestone in Uterus Transplant
Birth is Penn’s First as Part of its Innovative Uterus Transplant Clinical Trial, and Second in the United States Following Deceased Donor Transplant
Gift of Life Donor Program Honors Donors at Ceremony
Each year, Gift of Life Donor Program invites families of organ and tissue donors to attend Life and Legacy Celebrations to honor their lives and their choice to be a donor.
Two Families, Two Faiths: Joined by Ryan’s life-saving legacy
After tragedy brought them together, Carol and Kareem realized they shared a special bond through their faith and the life-saving legacy of organ donation.
Many "Lend a Hand" for Organ Donation
People whose lives have been touched by organ donation got to lend a hand, literally, to help paint a car that will take part in this weekend’s NASCAR events in Dover.
Cynthia London, Celebrating 22 Years of Service
Gift of Life is celebrating the contributions of volunteer ambassador, board member, and donor mom Cynthia London. Cynthia became connected with Gift of Life 22 years ago when her son Sipho became an organ donor.
Gift of Life Donor Program is U.S. Leader in Saving Lives!
Gift of Life Donor Program is the U.S. leader in organ donation for the 11th consecutive year. In 2018, Gift of Life broke 2 national records: most organ donors and most organ transplants ever coordinated!
Donor Mom Dawn Ortiz Shares Story of Son Rickey
Meet donor mom Dawn Ortiz, whose son Richard checked the box to be a donor when he went for his driver’s permit as a teen. Sadly, he lost his life at the age of 21, but his mother says her son ‘lives on in other ways.’
Organ Donation Gives Life to Others After Tragedy
Good Day Philadelphia is joined by Markita Lewis, Keith ‘Bubba’ Wagner and Tonya Wagner to discuss the life-saving importance of organ donation.
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