Gift of Life Michigan is celebrating a milestone this year: the 50th anniversary of our founding. Founded in 1971 by four surgeons who wanted to…
Young tissue donor helps dozens live better lives; gives sight to two people Nathaniel Payne, 14, of West Branch, became a donor after he lost…
Kidney recipient Dayja Foster was diagnosed with kidney failure when she was just 16. Dialysis kept her going, but robbed Dayja of her time as…
“Organ donation and transplantation is the gateway from the dying to the living.” Dr. Marwan Abouljoud isn’t just a surgeon. He’s a transplant surgeon. World…
“My daughter delivered four miracles and it doesn’t stop there.” Click here to sign up. Within a matter of minutes, a headache for Wixom native…
Heart recipient “We are very lucky to have her healthy, and we are hell-bent on making sure she understands the gift she was given.” Mother…
Cornea recipient Cassandra Perry was 30 and a single mom of two when the news came: She was going blind. Click here to sign up….
My son Dixon was 17 when he went off the back of an ATV and suffered severe head injuries. He was pronounced brain dead on…
Last year on Thanksgiving, my younger brother’s life was taken by severe complications of diabetes. Before taking him off the vent, we were told he…
My Second Chance June 14, 2006 probably seemed like a normal day for the average person. For me, however, it was the day I was…
My brother Tim died on July 5, 2009. He had autism and in spite of the barriers in his life he managed to live in…
My husband is 32 years old. He was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease two months after his mother passed away from the illness in April…
“Dad, do you know what I want?” I walked into my older son’s bedroom the other night. It was just one of those routine checks…
Mother, Nana, loving wife, dear friend, Caring, loving, giving are just a few words that describe my Mom, Pat Golden. She was the most giving…
I am a different story: I didn’t receive a organ donation but I did receive a tissue donation. And with out it I would be…
