Delaware County resident, Stephen Henderson has lived more than 50 years with two “borrowed” kidneys. He was one of the first kidney patients to be treated through living donation in our region.
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Local mom, Tiffany Kuzmick, gave the gift of life TWICE by donating a part of her liver to save her daughter’s life.
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Three young women all received life-saving organ transplants around the same time more than 25 years ago. From adjoining hospital rooms to countless volunteer events, the girls remained friends over the years.
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Chris Hagan is thankful for the gift of life he received from an organ donor. He knows the life-saving power of organ donation, both his brother and sister were donors when they passed.
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Family and friends gather annually at the Gift of Life Donor Dash in honor of the late Julie Riggi, whose two double-lung transplants greatly extended her life.
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Kidney recipient Tom Hollar’s family and friends continue to keep his legacy alive by participating in Gift of Life’s Donor Dash each year.
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People say that it’s the thought that counts the most when giving a gift. For one Newtown, PA man, Garren Nowicki, he gave a gift to family friend, Marco Ginefra, that was not only thoughtful – it was heroic.
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Since Joe’s transplant, Team Skysoldier has rallied friends and family together for this run and walk, and to raise thousands of dollars for organ donation education.
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Denise and Ken Fegley from Northeast PA relied on Gift of Life Howie’s House as a “home away from home” while Denise awaited a life-saving liver transplant here in Philadelphia.
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After serving as Sergeant 1st Class in the Army for 20 years, Mel Talmadge had no idea he would spend nearly a decade of his life fighting for his life in the battle against kidney failure.
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