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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Michael J. Canada
Organ Donor
Congressman Donald Payne, Jr.
Tissue Donor
Joe Covino
Liver Transplant Recipient
Daniel J. Ford
Organ Donor
Deanna Noelle “Dee Dee” D’Arco
Organ and Tissue Donor
Lawrence “Larry” Bologna
Liver Transplant Recipient
Larry Manney
Tissue Donor
Nicholas A. Marino
Organ Donor
Dennis Vaccaro
Organ Donor
Joseph Doll
Heart Transplant Recipient
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