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
Donor Families
Share the Love, Become an Organ Donor
For most of us, Valentine’s Day calls to mind images of candy hearts, fancy chocolates and flowers galore, but this ubiquitous holiday is important for ...
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Donor Families
Dr. Anant Bhati, Organ Donor
As an obstetrician/gynecologist in Cincinnati for over 40 years, our dad devoted his entire life to shepherding new life into this world. He was beloved ...
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Organ Recipients
Bethany Clack, Double Lung Recipient
In October 2013, Bethany visited her doctor for her yearly school check-up. With severely high blood pressure, Bethany was diagnosed with Pulmonary Hypertension. Up until ...
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Organ Recipients
Shelby Jones LaPine, Mother of Luke LaPine, Organ Donor and Bill Repp, Luke’s Heart Recipient
My son Luke graduated from East Clinton High School in 2014, shortly after he was hired for the Clinton County Highway Department. On a normal ...
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Organ Recipients
Mollie Pegram, Double Lung Recipient
It all started with a cough. A little dry hack now and then quickly turned into a major coughing fit with any activity at all. ...
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Donor Families
Connie Towles, Cornea Donor
On Tuesday, May 29, 2012, my Connie closed her eyes, took her last breath, and drifted o¬ff to perpetual peacefulness. After 27 months of chemotherapy, ...
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