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My son Colt Tuff had just turned 6 months on the day his life and his grandfathers life were taken from them! They were involved in a camper trailer accident on Memorial Day which killed his grandfather instantly. Colt was flown to a children’s hospital to where we found out he was brain dead. I
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My name is Michelle and I am a transplant Assistant at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. I have been at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for almost four years now and I enjoy what I do very much. Before I was hired to work for the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in October
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January 13, 2015 is the day that my family members will never forget. On that day, I had a heart attack that almost killed me and started a journey that I never dreamt I would be a part of. I had been diagnosed with pneumonia and thought I was having a relapse. I was aching
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I’m Kara Bauereis, and I’m a Neuro & Neuro-surg ICU at University of Kentucky. I have the honor to work with Donor Families, KODA & the mission of organ donation. This is especially personal to me because I’m also affiliated with this mission as a wife. My husband is a double lung recipient. He received
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My story begins on February 3, 2016, the day after my 50th birthday. I was driving from the gym and had to pull over on the side of the road due to chest pains which I thought was a muscle spasm that would ease up in a few moments. The pain did not ease up.
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October 10, 2016, when me and my family headed to church, who knew it would be considered our last time at church as a family of five. Jaden would have a stroke later on that day, shortly after bringing groceries in the house from our weekly trip to the store. Jaden was acting silly, laughing
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I received my liver transplant on Valentine’s Day 2013 from a very giving and loving family. Thanks to the families decision to be a donor family I am living and healthy today. I hope that everyone reading this story will become a donor and give life to others, what a wonderful gift. I had my
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The worse phone call came on 5-1-2015. It was my best friend from Arizona, she had no knowledge what is meant when someone from”University” called. When someone from “university” calls in Kentucky, it means someone is in the hospital. When she called I knew it was bad because I had been frantically trying to get
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John has always been a hard worker. He spent 12 years in the military and 31 years as a prison guard at the state prison. Around the house, he has been labeled a “busy body” as he does not like to sit still for too long. Ultimately, it is this active lifestyle that saved his
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