Stories of Hope
Inspirational stories open up pathways for connection, hope, love and second chances. These stories feature individuals in our community who have been impacted by donation and transplantation, and who have been highlighted in our annual LifeCenter Calendar, bring to life the ways in which people support each other, especially through challenging times and turn their stories into hope.
- All
- Donation Champions
- Donor Families
- Living Donors
- Organ Recipients
- Tissue and Cornea Recipients
- Waiting
Organ Recipients
Hope Sansbury – Heart Recipient
“I think, to me, the word hope means not giving up and believing that there is a possibility that what you’re wishing for can come ...
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Tissue and Cornea Recipients
Joshua Dean – Tissue Recipient
“It means to bounce back, to survive, to thrive, to not let one act define you. The actions after that act can be the definition ...
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Donor Families
Granger Smith’s Son River Saves Two Lives Through Organ Donation
There are few things in life more difficult than the death of a child. No matter how famous or how much money you have, terrible ...
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Donor Families
The Military and Organ Donation
The men and women of our military and our armed forces are one of our nation’s biggest treasures. Not only do these amazing people willingly ...
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Organ Recipients
Renee Paige and Sarah Green-Moore, Kidney Recipients
Dear Donor Family, I found this letter to be difficult to write. Not because I’m not thankful but because I wanted to find the right ...
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Donor Families
Pete Mosher, Passed While Waiting and Tissue Donor
Dear Recipient, I remember the first time I thought of you; I was treating a patient in the hospital who had just had back surgery. ...
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