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
July 2023 LifeCenter Calendar Story of Hope
Tissue and Cornea Recipients

July: Lilly Karschner. Featured in 2023 Calendar.

When I was 6 years old, I received a cornea transplant from a family who made the noble decision for their child to be an ...
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June 2023 LifeCenter Calendar Story of Hope
Living Donors

June: Mark Stephens. Featured in 2023 Calendar.

I’ve thought about donating for years. 2020, though, was a tough year for hundreds of millions of people. My family and I were fortunate. We ...
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May 2023 LifeCenter Calendar Story of Hope
Donor Families

May: Aimee Cordrey. Featured in 2023 Calendar.

Nick was 15 years old when he passed unexpectedly from a brain aneurysm in 2020. Nick decided to be an organ donor when he obtained ...
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April 2023 LifeCenter Calendar Story of Hope
Donation Champions

April: Patricia Soulas. Featured in 2023 Calendar.

Working as a nurse on a transplant team for 20 years, I get to see somebody go from being chronically ill, in and out of ...
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April 2023 LifeCenter Calendar Story of Hope
Donation Champions

April: Dr. Don Hayes. Featured in 2023 Calendar.

My journey with transplant started when I was a medical student; I met a young lady who had cystic fibrosis and underwent a lung transplant. ...
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March 2023 LifeCenter Calendar Story of Hope
Organ Recipients

March: Karyn Frost. Featured in 2023 Calendar.

“I was on the list,” I love saying that. For 20 years, I had systemic lupus, resulting in end-stage renal disease. After four years of ...
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