Gift of Life Michigan

We Honor Life Through Donation

Choosing to become an organ and tissue donor can make an impact on many lives. Read the stories of donors and recipients, and find out how you can make a difference!

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Science teacher April Barnier prepares her Ypsilanti classroom for an All of Us presentation. She welcomes Gift of Life more than once each year to help students understand how donation works and why giving hope and life to others is important.

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Liver recipient Alex and his mom, Tanisha, at his high school graduation.

Young man with donated liver reaches a milestone

From the outside, 18-year-old Alex Chandler seems like a typical teenager with a love for video games and spending time with his friends. On the inside, he’s got something pretty special. 

Leslie Palacios is a double cornea transplant recipient who shares her story in Hispanic communities

Paying it forward with new vision

With her vision restored, Leslie Palacios helps others see the need to be donors.

Ossium Health is working to find more sources of life-saving bone marrow for patients in need. Organ donors are now giving marrow through Gift of Life Michigan and other organizations.

Ossium Health enables organ donors to save even more lives

Gift of Life collaborates with bioengineering leader for bone marrow transplantation

Chef Oliver Hale is a two-time kidney transplant recipient

Transplant Throwback: Chef Oliver Hale

Chef O received kidney transplants in 1985 and 2012, and he's still going strong!

Upcoming Events

Campus Challenge 2025

Post-secondary students across the state will compete to see which school can save and heal more lives!

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HOSA Challenge 2024

Join the service project that saves lives and earns you money. Michigan HOSA Chapters that participate in the Gift of Life HOSA Challenge between October 7 and October 25, […]

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Paddles for a Purpose

Four Michigan pickleball players will attempt to set a new Guiness World Record by completing 30 hours of consecutive pickleball play.

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Educational Forum for Funeral Professionals and MEIs

Funeral professionals and Medical Examiner Investigators from across the state will gather to learn about innovations and best practices in working with donors and their […]

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Become a Donor

Making a Difference

Organ and tissue donation embodies one simple truth: You have the power to save and improve lives by deciding to be a donor.

Many people don't think about organ and tissue donation until it directly affects their lives. When the topic comes up, many realize they have lingering questions about donation. We are here to answer those questions and correct the many misconceptions about donation.

The life of every Michigan patient waiting for an organ transplant depends upon people making educated, compassionate decisions about being an organ, tissue and eye donor.

Explore the Donation Process

Donation in Multicultural Communities

Since 1971, Gift of Life Michigan has honored life by connecting people who need vital organ and tissue transplants with donors.

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Latinx Experience

The decision to donate is an important decision. We know that faith and family informs this decision.

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African American Experience

Despite a history of mistrust and misinformation, doctors will work just as hard to save your life.

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Arab American Experience

We are partnering with healthcare professionals and community leaders to ensure information about organ donation is culturally sensitive and consistent with faith beliefs.

Making a Difference

Who We Serve

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Donors

Learn how to become a donor, what organs are eligible for donation, and more.

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Donor Families

We help you and the rest of your family cope, grieve, understand and – if you wish – become an advocate of donation.

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Recipients

While GOL doesn't work directly with/assign organs to recipients, transplant recipients are why we do what we do.

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Volunteers

Want to get involved? Find out how you can make a difference through volunteering with Gift of Life Michigan!

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Number of Michigan patients who have received a life-saving organ transplant in the past 10 years.
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Number of people on the national organ transplant waiting list.
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Recent Posts

Gift of Life Blog

Ossium Health is working to find more sources of life-saving bone marrow for patients in need. Organ donors are now giving marrow through Gift of Life Michigan and other organizations.
News | September 17, 2024

Michigan organ donor contributes to historic bone marrow transplant

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Sheila Alston received the DAISY Award for exceptional care in nursing.
News | September 17, 2024

Gift of Life Michigan’s Sheila Alston receives Association for Multicultural Affairs in Transplantation’s Nurse of the Year DAISY Award

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Liver recipient Alex and his mom, Tanisha, at his high school graduation.
Blog | August 19, 2024

From 8 months to 18 years old: Young man with donated liver reaches another milestone

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Students in Kingsford raised $1,500 for Gift of Life in hopes of making a difference.
Blog | August 19, 2024

Motivated U.P. students turn pennies into $1,500 for Gift of Life Michigan

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Ossium Health is working to find more sources of life-saving bone marrow for patients in need. Organ donors are now giving marrow through Gift of Life Michigan and other organizations.
Blog | August 19, 2024

Ossium Health enables organ donors to save even more lives

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Emilio DeFoe in the hospital, before he donated his organs
Blog | August 18, 2024

Myth debunked by fact: Doctors work to save your life if you’re a registered organ donor

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Students at Lincoln High School in Ypsilanti get a glimpse of human organs during a Gift of Life presentation at their school in June. To learn how to welcome All of Us into your school, go to golm.org/allofus.
Blog | August 18, 2024

New bill would educate more ninth graders about organ and tissue donation

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Public Education Specialist Cristal Rivas explains to Lincoln High School students that people with health conditions could still help others with organ and tissue donation.
Blog | August 17, 2024

Michigan’s only source for teen education about donation is saving lives

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