Blog, Gift of LifeLines | December 13, 2023
Organ donation vehicles are hope on wheels
Organs and transplant teams are probably on board Ever wonder what that passing SUV covered in organ and tissue transplant branding is all about? You…
Blog, Gift of LifeLines, Stories of Hope | December 13, 2023
A brotherhood is born out of death, life and gratitude
John Edmond barely gave it a thought as a woman from Gift of Life Michigan entered his young daughter’s room in the pediatric Intensive Care…
News | November 20, 2023
Gift of Life Michigan breaks record for organ donors in a year
Unprecedented 500 donors save lives so far in 2023 Michigan’s organ and tissue donation program has broken another record by reaching the 500 organ donors…
News | November 10, 2023
Gift of Life Michigan CEO praises protections for living organ donors
Gift of Life Michigan celebrates the passage of a law that prevents health insurers from denying or limiting coverage for living organ donors in this…
Gift of LifeLines, News | October 20, 2023
A new bill will require education about organ donation in Michigan public schools
A new bill introduced in October in the Michigan House would require education about organ, eye and tissue donation for 9th graders in public schools…
Blog, Let's Talk, Stories of Hope | October 16, 2023
Tissue donor changes life for breast cancer survivor
“I can look in the mirror every day and not be reminded of the hell I went through.” Curpri Sanders experienced the happiest time in…
Blog, Gift of LifeLines, Stories of Hope | September 12, 2023
Transplant Throwback: Guadalupe Alejos
Name: Guadalupe Alejos Age: 77 Home: Grand Rapids Transplant: Kidney at Trinity Health Kidney Transplant Center Why did you need a transplant and when did it…
Blog, Gift of LifeLines, Stories of Hope | September 12, 2023
Lansing heart recipient saves lives by telling her story of hope
Life was “exceedingly rich” for Rachel Kuntzsch when it nearly slipped into darkness forever. She was happy, 44 and her Lansing consulting firm was thriving….
Blog, Gift of LifeLines, News | September 12, 2023
New law lets residents sign up through tax forms
Michigan residents who haven’t yet added their names to the Michigan Organ Donor Registry will have a new and easy way to do so in…
Blog, Gift of LifeLines | September 12, 2023
Baby Jade Townsend saves the life of another infant
Case results in protocol change with worldwide implications One of Gift of Life Michigan’s smallest donors – baby Jade Townsend, who lived for just 55…
Blog | September 12, 2023
Using digital marketing to save lives
Growing awareness one impression at a time Gift of Life Michigan is working to educate and inspire action using data and by telling the stories…
Blog, Gift of LifeLines, News | September 12, 2023
Gift of Life’s gala generates thousands for critical programs
Popular signature event will grow in 2024 The annual Champions Gala honoring people and organizations across the state is thriving thanks to the generosity of…
Blog | September 12, 2023
“All of Us” surges in popularity at schools across Michigan
There’s a buzz in the air when Gift of Life Michigan educators arrive at a school with their red trunk of supplies and plasticized real…
Blog, Gift of LifeLines | September 7, 2023
Think again if you believe you’re too old to be a donor
One of the greatest myths related to organ and tissue donation is that there’s a strict age limit and that older people couldn’t possibly save…
Blog, Gift of LifeLines, Let's Talk, Stories of Hope | September 7, 2023
Volunteer Spotlight: Gift of lungs motivates Debora Dearring to share her own spirit and compassion
Debora Dearring lived at Henry Ford Hospital for nine months, seven of them waiting and praying for a double lung transplant that would save her…