David Wood – Kidney Recipient
“What it means to me is having the health to be able to perform my work as a firefighter, and to be able to give back to the community and …
March 2020
Carrie Schnieders, Wife of Cletus Schnieders III – Organ, Eye and Tissue Donor
“Always remembering Clete, and keeping him in our daily thoughts, and living out his legacy.” – Carrie Schnieders I met with LifeCenter on June 20, 2018 when my husband, Clete, …
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Maryellen Witte – Liver Recipient
“It means, to me, that there’s nothing that I would really care to change in my life. I’m very happy with the ways things are.” – Maryellen Witte My life …
Amy Miller and Henry Rogers – Living Kidney Donor and Kidney Recipient
“To me, that means the Gift of Life that Amy has given to Henry. I gave him life once, and she’s given him life as a gift later.” – Elizabeth …
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Susan Brandon, Sister of Tom Groeschen – Tissue and Eye Donor
“That describes my brother, Tom, perfectly. His final act of humility was being a tissue donor, and in that way, he’s continuing to share his gifts with others so that …
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Audrey Holtzman, Sister of Henry Dennis – Organ and Tissue Donor
“I just feel like expressing joy can be so contagious to others, no matter what you’re going through or what other people are going through. If you have that expression …
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Lynn Swartz – Liver Transplant Social Worker
“I make sure the team understands that the patients are not their disease. They are a person, and we need to treat them wholly, no matter what reason they need …
Jon McSorley – Liver Recipient
“It’s dreaming about what it was three years before the diagnosis, and then, hopefully, dreaming what it will be after the transplant.” – Jon McSorley I was diagnosed with Primary …
Jaylynn Parker – Cornea Recipient
“A family had to agree to cornea donation in order for my daughter to be on the receiving end, and if it wasn’t for that family doing that, we would …
Michael Baldwin – Kidney Recipient
“Because all of the ups and downs I went through; from finding out I would have to go on dialysis, I would eventually need a transplant, to being able to …
