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Cartoon character holds up his phone to point out the opportunity to join the Donor Registry through the MyChart app.
Blog | julio 10, 2025

A new way to say yes to saving lives—Right in your MyChart

Starting this year, Americans have a new way to document their decision to save lives – through their MyChart account. Thanks to a national partnership…

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Blog | junio 23, 2025

Waiting for hope

Theresa Hardnett is one of the 2,600 Michiganders currently waiting for a lifesaving organ. Living with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a hereditary condition that has…

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Blog | mayo 21, 2025

‘I miss the ability to be spontaneous’

Bernice Conn never expected a routine physical in March 2022 to change her life.  “I was completely shocked,” she recalled. “I just came in for…

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Blog | abril 17, 2025

Dior Chambers is waiting for that life-saving gift

Dior Chambers is no stranger to kidney disease. It has touched every corner of her life—from losing her father, Elijah Coley, to renal failure in…

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Dr. Alfred Bolden and Rev. Dr. Remonia Chapman
Blog | marzo 4, 2025

30 Years of Detroit MOTTEP – The beginning of building community, hope and trust

Dr. Alfred Bolden’s involvement with organ, eye and tissue donation started over thirty years ago when he worked at Henry Ford Hospital in the cardiothoracic…

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Marge Del Greco, two-time liver transplant recipient and Legacy Award recipient
Blog | diciembre 12, 2024

2025 Champions Gala

Congratulations to the 18 people and organizations we will recognize at Gift of Life Michigan’s seventh Champions Gala on May 2. They were selected from…

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Carla Mendoza Bussell received a double lung transplant, allowing the mother of four to finish raising her kids and meet her grandchildren.
Blog | diciembre 11, 2024

Gift of Life launches annual appeal for financial giving

Gifts pay for efforts to grow the Donor Registry  Gift of Life’s annual fundraising appeal is underway with an email campaign and a brochure mailer…

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A donor is wheeled into Gift of Life's operating room on a gurney.
Blog | noviembre 27, 2024

The Facts: Understanding the Organ Donation Process: Key Facts You Should Know

Making the decision to become an organ donor upon your death is the first step in the organ donation process. But before a patient can…

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

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

When Finnley Lutz saw her fellow high school students roll up with two wheelbarrows filled with pennies, she knew they were about to make a…

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Three volunteers at Gift of Life's Check Your Heart Open House in August 2024
Blog | agosto 15, 2024

Gift of Life Michigan recognizes volunteers and financial donors at open house

“If I can just add one name to the registry, I can save eight lives,” 2024 Volunteer Champion and two-time heart recipient Chris Kowalski shared…

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This year, saving lives is on your tax form.
Blog | agosto 14, 2024

Over 13,000 join the Donor Registry through state income tax forms

The Check Your Heart Act became law last year, making Michigan the first state in the nation to place the Donor Registry question on a…

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Dominic Anastasi and his family gather next to his poster on the Circle of Life Trail at Donate Life Night at the Zoo
Blog | julio 20, 2024

Donate Life Night in Grand Rapids draws a record number of organ donation supporters to John Ball Zoo

Donate Life Night at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids experienced its largest attendance yet. More than 1,400 donor family members, living donors, transplant…

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Angel wings mural in downtown Bay City in support of Gift of Life Michigan
Blog | julio 12, 2024

Raising the wings of awareness

For years Brad Gohr watched as his mother, Charmaine Neymeiyer, battled Autoimmune Hepatitis, a disease that slowly attacked her liver. After years of her health…

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Gift of life. two hands holding kidneys.
Blog | junio 5, 2024

Common Myths About Organ Donation

The decision to donate a kidney as a living donor should not be taken lightly, as it may come with potential long-term consequences like any…

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surgery room
Blog | junio 3, 2024

Will Doctors Still Save my Life if I’m a Registered Organ Donor?

There are many myths associated with the medical profession. One of the most common misconceptions is that doctors won’t act fast to save someone’s life…

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