Liver Recipient/Mother of 2 Sets of Twins Grateful for Gift of Life
Megan always knew she wanted to be a mom. A life-saving liver transplant allowed Megan to live a full life and start a family.
Other Categories: Transplant Stories
A family’s loss to opioid addiction becomes a gift to others
The heroin epidemic has brought tragedy to thousands of families, but some have found comfort in a trend quietly picking up momentum. The Grugan family of Pennsylvania is among those who’ve donated the […]
Other Categories: Donors and Families, Gift of Life In the News
Transplant Recipient Relied on Faith While Waiting for Transplant
A life-long battle with Type 1 Diabetes left Arlinda Griffin praying for a gift, from an unknown hero. She would later receive her gift of life, a life-saving kidney and pancreas transplant.
Other Categories: Faith-Based Communities, Multicultural Stories, Transplant Stories, Volunteer
Aria ICU Staff Provides Dinner for Gift of Life Family House
Home Cook Heroes provides a unique opportunity for community groups to support Gift of Life Howie’s House by providing home cooked meals for transplant patients and their families.
Other Categories: Gift of Life Howie's House, Hospital Stories for Professionals, Volunteer
Liver Transplant Recipient Feels Gratitude for Gift of Life
“I felt like I’d been resurrected because of my transplant. I was renewed – from sick to healed. God led me through it.” — Diane Scheuer
Other Categories: Faith-Based Communities, Special Events, Transplant Stories, Volunteer
Cape May, NJ Mother of Three Grateful for Gift of Life and Motherhood
Christina’s Lupus led to kidney failure and an eventual kidney transplant from her husband. Post-transplant, the couple was able to have three beautiful children.
Other Categories: Living Donation, Transplant Stories
National Donor Sabbath Profile: Local Woman Relies on Religion While Waiting for Kidney Transplant
Sheila spoke to her church congregation in hopes that a living donor would come forward. Twelve people were tested in an effort to save Sheila’s life through living donation.
Other Categories: Faith-Based Communities, Living Donation, Transplant Stories, Volunteer
Their daughter’s lungs saved his life: recipient meets late donor’s parents
Michael Mania Jr. didn’t know what to say. For the first time, he was meeting the parents of the woman whose lungs draw his breath. Her death, a tragedy for one […]
Other Categories: Gift of Life In the News, Transplant Stories
Gift of Life brings donor families and recipients together
As Arlinda Griffin stood alone on stage, singing a gospel hymn, and Mary Smith sat in the audience, fighting to hold back tears, no one could have guessed at the […]
Other Categories: Gift of Life In the News, Transplant Stories
Local Woman Receives the Greatest Gift of All – the Gift of Life
A perfect pair, Fernando Malpica was able to give his girlfriend, Marleny Jimenez, the greatest gift of all: the gift of life!
Other Categories: Living Donation, Multicultural Stories, Transplant Stories, Videos, Volunteer