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In 1994 Betty Lingenfelter began experiencing health problems. She was retaining fluid and battling severe fatigue. After many tests, it was discovered she had contracted Hepatitis C from a blood transfusion she received in 1981. The disease could be managed with a regimen of medications, but doctors projected she would need a liver transplant within
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Andrew Michael Shorter was born on August 23, 1978 – the brother of two older sisters – and the last child in the family. As the only boy, he was often dubbed, “Prince Andrew” by his Grandmother & Great Grandmother. Andy was a happy child – would tell jokes, easy-going, and I have fond memories
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Corey was diagnosed with FSGS, a kidney disease, in 2007 at the age of 16. By the spring of 2009, we were told he would soon need a transplant. After testing six family members, his sister, Amber, ended up being a perfect match. Corey had to have both kidneys removed prior to the transplant and
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What would you do if you thought you had a cold with flu-like symptoms such as nausea, headaches, and fatigue? Would you call in sick to work? Stay in bed for a few days? This is exactly what Louisville native and life long resident Barbara Oliver did in 1988. “At first I didn’t think anything
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The Price family of Louisville knows what it means to give the gift of life as well as what it means to receive it. Andreas Price, the youngest of the three Price children, was diagnosed at the age of 15 with chronic glomerulonephritis, a type of kidney disease whose cause is unknown. Andreas remembers the
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Little Allie Roberts was only seven months old when a tragic automobile accident took her life in Hancock County in November, 2004. Her family made the momentous decision that she would be an organ and tissue donor in order to save other infants’ lives. The family, lead by Allie’s mother Ashley Bolen and grandmother Pam
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