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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

“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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…