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
Chamoda Kennedy-Palmore, Tissue & Cornea Donor
Growing up Chamoda was a kind, loving and considerate young man who’s smile could light up a room. Around the age of 5, he started ...
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Organ Recipients
David Waits, Heart Recipient
On December 14, 2014, I suffered a massive heart attack at my home. In an e ort to save my life, I had a quadruple ...
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Organ Recipients
Lori Baker, Tissue Recipient
My love of softball began when I was young and remained through adulthood, where I continued to play until a devastating knee injury took me ...
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Organ Recipients
Julian H. Renfro, Heart Recipient
My family’s business, Renfro Funeral Services, has given me a lot perspective throughout my life. For years I’ve worked with grieving families who’ve been able ...
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Living Donors
Hillary & Beatrice Weidner, Living Liver Donor & Liver Recipient
In March of 2015, our lives changed forever. Our first baby, Beatrice Kelly Weidner, was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia, a rare liver disease at just ...
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Organ Recipients
Jenifer Smith, Kidney Recipient and Awaiting a Kidney and Pancreas Transplant
My name is Jenifer Smith and I am waiting. When I was 4 years-old I was diagnosed with diabetes. By the time I was 28 ...
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