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In February 1977, my 17-year-old sister Lisa, was killed in a car crash. Lisa was a senior in high school, and the baby of the family. My parents decided to donate her organs. Unfortunately, Lisa did not pass away in a hospital, so most of her organs were unusable. Luckily we were able to donate
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I have never liked going to the doctor, or really, any kind of medical care, but I felt tired and run down and decided to have a physical. Turned out I had high blood pressure. They also took blood and urine samples for testing, which revealed that I had elevated creatinine levels, and by the
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On December 13, 2006 Brandon, his wife Jodi, and son Brandon Lee planned to have a family day! Brandon told his son that he could stay home from school. He and his wife planned to take the day off and spend as a family. Unfortunately, Brandon never woke up that morning to do so. Around
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Back in 1974 I had cervical cancer and I had a lot of radium treatments. It was all different back then than it is now. Scar tissue built up in my bladder over the years, and I had a little trouble, but I just thought I was getting older. By 2002, I decided that I
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His name was Mark Jones and we grew up together. We were like brothers. He was a year ahead of me in school, but other than that, we were inseparable. The words that come to mind when I think of him: genuine, honest, trustworthy, heroic, immensely loyal. He was smart, really smart, but you’d never
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My name is Travis. I registered as an organ donor a long time ago after talking to Whitey Walson. He encouraged me to get on the list. I always liked him, and it seemed like a Christian thing to do, so I did. My wife, my brothers, cousins, children, my whole family registered as donors.
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James was born on August 24, 2015 with a congenital heart defect that was very complex. They didn’t know of he’d even make it to birth! Thankfully he came out crying however, they sent him to the NICU where he would later go into cardiac arrest. That’s when the doctors at Monroe Carroll Jr. Children’s
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When you look at me, you might see a typical teenager who likes to swim, play kickball. And spend time with my friends. But there’s more. I’m the youngest double lung recipient in Kentucky and at the University of Kentucky Hospital. My name is Nicole, and I was born with Cystic Fibrosis. It’s an awful
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My name is Melissa, and a kidney transplant saved my life. In 2008, I knew something was wrong. I could only hold down about half of what I ate. I managed to survive on ice chips and water. I felt sick and tired all the time. One day, I couldn’t even hold down water. I
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Toreka is a vibrant mother of one who also takes care of her disabled niece. She works hard, every day to provide a loving environment for these two children, all while managing her own life challenges. At the age of 16 she was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes after she had a bout of sickness she
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