Stories of Hope

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 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…

Hi! My name is Gregory Harrison and I’m so glad to have volunteered in the Transplant Tuesday donor sign up event sponsored by the Gift…

Rachel was diagnosed with a cardiomyopathy at 6 weeks of age while we lived in Virginia. She was later seen at the University of Michigan…

I was diagnosed at age 16 with Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis and immediately thrown onto dialysis. I had no idea what to expect or what was…

5/13/2010, I just wanted to post that today my mother has had her lung transplant from the University of Michigan for 18 years. She also…

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…

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…

PLEASE, I am a long time survivor of polytheistic renal failure. I lost my mother in 1969, my sister in 1995 and my nephew received…

My name is Royce Story and I would like to tell you a little story about my family’s experience with organ and tissue donation and…

On April 13, 2009, my mother’s fiance of 7 years was taken off life support. Because they all knew how he was such a giving…