Sheila spoke to her church congregation in hopes that a living donor would come forward. Twelve people were tested in an effort to save Sheila’s life through living donation.
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Michael Mania Jr. didn’t know what to say. For the first time, he was meeting the parents of the woman whose lungs draw his breath. Her death, a tragedy for one […]
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As Arlinda Griffin stood alone on stage, singing a gospel hymn, and Mary Smith sat in the audience, fighting to hold back tears, no one could have guessed at the […]
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A perfect pair, Fernando Malpica was able to give his girlfriend, Marleny Jimenez, the greatest gift of all: the gift of life!
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Jenna received a life-saving liver transplant as an infant. Being a liver recipient has never held her back in life. She had to take anti-rejection medicine and had a scar, but she was a healthy and energetic child and teen.
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Gift of Life Donor Program celebrates CHOP, Penn Medicine and Shriners Hospitals for Children For Their Collaboration on Groundbreaking Surgery, Made Possible by a Donor and His/Her Family. Today, nine-year-old […]
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A lung transplant saved Keith Chalmers life and allowed him to give back to his community in honor of his donor.
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When Gregory Council received a life-saving liver transplant, he immediately began volunteering with Gift of Life. After he passed, his wife continued his legacy of giving back and volunteers regularly advocating for organ and tissue donor awareness.
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Joe Pratt proved himself a hero, serving two tours in Vietnam serving his country. Later, he would find he needed a hero to save his own life: a hero to give the gift of life.
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Delaware County resident, Stephen Henderson has lived more than 50 years with two “borrowed” kidneys. He was one of the first kidney patients to be treated through living donation in our region.
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