Stories of Hope

Stories of Hope 

 

Stories of Hope 

Behind every donation and every transplant, there’s a story. Click the names below to read inspiring stories of courage and hope from donor families, living donors, transplant recipients, advocates, patients waiting, and tributes to those sadly lost while waiting for the gift of life. 

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Nancy “Zoeh” Arana

Kidney Transplant Recipient

Dr. Karen Aitken-Douyon

Kidney Transplant Recipient

Katelyn Schwenzer

Liver Transplant Recipient

Kerry O’Connor

Pancreas Transplant Recipient

John “Ricky” Gray

Heart Transplant Recipient

Cathy Dorey

Kidney Transplant Recipient

Lauren Kaminski

Living Kidney Donor

Vincent (Vinny) Gagliardi

Organ and Tissue Donor

Lavarra (LJ) Hines

Donor Family Member

Sadie Alfano and Cassidy McPartland

NJSN Volunteer and Double-Lung Recipient

Cameron and Jared Wohl

Liver Recipient and Living Donor

Zoey Komninos

Organ and Tissue Donor

Robert Ambrosino

Organ and Tissue Donor

Edward Damirr Ross

Organ Donor

Gretchen Weng

Tissue Donor

LaVise McCray

Kidney Recipient

Samantha Jillian Chapman

Organ Donor

Andrew Colucci

Organ and Tissue Donor

Nancy Nusbaum

Double Cornea Transplant Recipient

Briann Lentine

Organ and Tissue Donor

Lisa Marie Beverly

Organ and Tissue Donor

Albert Stanley

Organ and Tissue Donor

Nunzio Cassara

Organ Donor

Destiny Charles

Kidney Transplant Recipient

Jose Figueroa-Flecha

Organ and Tissue Donor

Heather Prutzman and Joey Savage

Transplant Recipient and Organ Donor

Amy Leonard

Heart Transplant Recipient

Priya Kannusamy

Donor Family Member and Living Donor

Wendy Carr

Heart Transplant Recipient

Lori Smith

Kidney Transplant Recipient

Eileen Wiederspan

Kidney Transplant Recipient

Samarth Mehta

Kidney Transplant Recipient

Muran Veniszee

Heart & Liver Transplant Recipient

Ronald Trout

Heart Transplant Recipient

Iveth Gonzales

Donor Family Member

Daisy and Carlos Vasquez

Living Kidney Donor and Recipient

Jenny Godnick

Living Kidney Donor

Laurie Williams

Heart Recipient

Karl Halpin

Liver Recipient

Richard Koonce & Steven Robinson

Transplant Recipient & Living Donor