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Stories of Hope
Volunteer Spotlight: Deb Gustafson gets a kidney, then offers comfort to families from her heart
Deb Gustafson’s life changed at church one morning when a friend named Bonnie sidled up…
“I’m so thankful I’m here and for the gift of life”
Brett Bowman, from Woodhaven, Mich., was born with cystic fibrosis. Growing up he was in…
“Where I was, was not who I was.”
When Saginaw-area resident Londel Cook was diagnosed with end stage renal failure at a young…
Turning pain into purpose
Gift of Life Michigan Community Outreach Coordinator Shalonda Griffin’s late husband Greg was the ‘greatest…
“We are so grateful for them. They didn’t have to donate. They chose to.”
When Cewanda Todd was 19-weeks pregnant, she was told her unborn daughter had a heart…
Kidney recipient and passionate advocate becomes tissue donor
Deacon Lawrence J. Bailey was a kidney transplant recipient, husband, father and a fervent advocate…