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
Glenn Kindell, Double Lung Recipient
All I can say is thank you. While a lung transplant is a major operation that can involve many complications, it improved my health and ...
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Waiting
Bob McCorkle, Waiting for Kidney Transplant
To my future donor, I have Polycistic Kidney Disease which is hereditary and several of my family members have passed away from it. I have ...
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Donor Families
Ricky Wieland, Organ, Eye and Tissue Donor
Dear Claude, Thank you for your recent letter – we appreciate you taking the time to acknowledge Richard’s generous gift as an organ donor. We ...
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Donation Champions
Laura Mooney and Marty Hudson, Living Donation Coordinators
We have the most amazing jobs! As Living Donor Coordinators at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, we receive phone calls and emails from the most ...
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Organ Recipients
Darby Bolyard, Kidney and Liver Recipient
Hello, My name is Darby, and I am 15 years old. Although you don’t know me, we share a connection that can never be broken. ...
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Tissue and Cornea Recipients
Wyatt Mills, Cornea Recipient
Dear Donor Family, My sweet little boy received a precious gift from your loved one, sight. I know there are no words that can truly ...
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