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
Susan Brandon, Sister of Tom Groeschen – Tissue and Eye Donor
“That describes my brother, Tom, perfectly. His final act of humility was being a tissue donor, and in that way, he’s continuing to share his ...
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Donor Families
Audrey Holtzman, Sister of Henry Dennis – Organ and Tissue Donor
“I just feel like expressing joy can be so contagious to others, no matter what you’re going through or what other people are going through. ...
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Organ Recipients
Lynn Swartz – Liver Transplant Social Worker
“I make sure the team understands that the patients are not their disease. They are a person, and we need to treat them wholly, no ...
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Organ Recipients
Jon McSorley – Liver Recipient
“It’s dreaming about what it was three years before the diagnosis, and then, hopefully, dreaming what it will be after the transplant.” – Jon McSorley ...
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Tissue and Cornea Recipients
Jaylynn Parker – Cornea Recipient
“A family had to agree to cornea donation in order for my daughter to be on the receiving end, and if it wasn’t for that ...
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Organ Recipients
Michael Baldwin – Kidney Recipient
“Because all of the ups and downs I went through; from finding out I would have to go on dialysis, I would eventually need a ...
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