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
I Needed A Second Transplant: Tim Hanner’s Story
I was forewarned that my disease may return and attack my new kidney, so although I was very disappointed to need a second transplant, I ...
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Donation Champions
Employee Spotlight: Erica Randall
In 2006, my cousin and best friend, Jason Beck, became an organ and tissue donor at the age of 23. It was a completely devastating ...
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Organ Recipients
David Wood – Kidney Recipient
“What it means to me is having the health to be able to perform my work as a firefighter, and to be able to give ...
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Donor Families
Carrie Schnieders, Wife of Cletus Schnieders III – Organ, Eye and Tissue Donor
“Always remembering Clete, and keeping him in our daily thoughts, and living out his legacy.” – Carrie Schnieders I met with LifeCenter on June 20, ...
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Organ Recipients
Maryellen Witte – Liver Recipient
“It means, to me, that there’s nothing that I would really care to change in my life. I’m very happy with the ways things are.” ...
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Living Donors
Amy Miller and Henry Rogers – Living Kidney Donor and Kidney Recipient
“To me, that means the Gift of Life that Amy has given to Henry. I gave him life once, and she’s given him life as ...
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