Courageous Young Women Inspire Others to “Be More”
A journey to donate a kidney to a stranger leads two women to a beautiful new friendship.
Other Categories: Living Donation, Transplant Stories
Family Support Blog Series: Father’s Day for Grieving Families
Donor fathers and children share how they cope with the Father’s Day holiday after losing their child/father.
Other Categories: Donors and Families, Special Events
Veteran Skydives At Age 70 Following Double Lung Transplant
At the age of 69, Domingo Pena underwent a double lung transplant to fight against an incurable disease resulting from his service in the Vietnam War 50 years earlier. Then, […]
Other Categories: Gift of Life Howie's House, Gift of Life In the News, Multicultural Stories, Transplant Stories
Francis effect infuses St. Augustine in Philly
Looking for the Pope Francis effect? For Augustinian Fr. Bill Waters, it’s alive and well at St. Augustine Church in Old City Philadelphia. A landmark near the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, […]
Other Categories: Faith-Based Communities, Gift of Life In the News
Teen to graduate after life-saving kidney transplant
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – It has been a tough road for Harrisburg High School senior Saderiah Wallace. She had to endure the disappointment of two kidney transplant cancellations, but things […]
Other Categories: Gift of Life In the News, Multicultural Stories, Students, Transplant Stories
“My Hero Brother Donated Life To Me”
Denny lived with Diabetes his whole life. When his kidney function fell drastically, his brother Tom stepped up to donate and save his life.
Other Categories: Living Donation, Transplant Stories
In life, he was unable to receive a life-saving transplant. But in death, he was able to give the gift of sight.
Danielle’s father did not receive the heart transplant he desperately needed, but was able to give the gift of sigh to two people in his passing.
Other Categories: Donors and Families, Transplant Stories, Transplant Waiting List
Tendon Graft Recipient Thankful for the Gift
Young woman with rare genetic disease receives life-altering tissue transplant.
Other Categories: Donor Dash, Transplant Stories
Mother Donated Kidney to Daughter 40+ Years Ago
Lorraine Green always put others before herself, including her daughter Cheryl, when she donated a kidney to save her life more than 40 years ago.
Other Categories: Living Donation, Transplant Stories
Theater: Young playwrights show their stuff Saturday
While the national arts conversation increasingly focuses on the need for new and diverse artistic voices, one local theater company has been providing a unique platform for young artists for […]
Other Categories: Gift of Life In the News, Special Events, Students