Stories of Hope
Stories that save lives.
Savannah Birchfield
Donor Family or Friend
Donation Supporter
My Two Heroes
Heather Ripley, my older sister and best friend, passed away on January 8th of 2018. Although she passed at the young…
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Sonia Taylor
Donor Family or Friend
Donation Supporter
Transplant Recipient - Cornea
Grateful for the Gift of Sight
Growing up, Sonia Taylor was always proud of her ability to see farther and clearer than anyone in her family. “I…
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Daronta Briggs
Transplant Recipient - Organ
Donation Supporter
My Story of Hope
Before his transplant in 2012, Daronta was receiving dialysis treatments three times a week for four long years. “I…
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Louise Trent
Living Donor
Donor Family or Friend
Donation Supporter
Honoring a Donor, Kenny T. Trent
My son, Kenny T. Trent, passed away suddenly on April 2, 2017. The oldest of 4 children (2 brothers, 1 sister) the…
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James Carter
Donation Supporter
Donor Family or Friend
Out of the Darkness
When James Carter, 21, passed away in January 2013 and became an organ and tissue donor, LaGwen, his mother, reached out…
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Rick Kolovich
Donation Supporter
#In1Word: Ko’Den
Ko’Den loosely translated from Japanese to English means “condolence gift”. Traditionally the word relates to providing…
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Donation Supporter
My story of Hope
Thomas Edward Grout, Age 51. Born March 14, 1963 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Died December 11, 2014 at Meritus Hospital,…
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Donation Supporter
My story of Hope
On a windy day on the beach in Ocean City, John Ryan Chapman’s two sisters and niece hold balloons and remember John.…
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