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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
