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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John “Scott” Stevens
Organ and Tissue Donor
Sham Karnani
Tissue Donor
Robyn Ashmen
Transplant Recipient
Christine Williams
Transplant Recipient
Anthony Cruz, Sr.
Organ and Tissue Donor
Sam Prince
Transplant Recipient
Tony Moyet
Transplant Recipient
Stephanie Smith
Organ and Tissue Donor
Lilyanne “Lily” James
Organ Donor
Bobby Ring
Living Donor
Jamilynn Reineke and James “Jimmy” Carrigg
Volunteer and Transplant Recipient
Jordan Herron
Tissue Donor
Freddy Diaz Villa
Organ and Tissue Donor
Paula Rubenacker
Organ and Tissue Donor
Lisa Vecchione
Transplant Recipient
Helen Hunter
Transplant Recipient
Craig Clark
Transplant Recipient
Suzy Fischer
Transplant Recipient
Chriseline Beaubrun
Transplant Recipient
Ed Tomney
Transplant Recipient
Christopher Bryant
Transplant Recipient
Lea O’Shea
Transplant Recipient
Anika Bhatnagar
Volunteer
Susan Gulics
Donor Family
Bob Scozzafava
Transplant Recipient
Jill Szalony
Transplant Recipient
Leena and Daljeet Sandhu
Transplant Recipient and Living Donor
Christopher and Frank Piccininni
Transplant Recipient and Advocate
Ron Walsh
Transplant Recipient
Bernard China
Transplant Recipient
Maurice Murchison
Organ and Tissue Donor
Dilipkumar (Dilip) S. Patel
Organ and Tissue Donor
Rev. Dr. Valerie M. Griffin
Transplant Recipient
Barbara Kuzminski
Donor Family
Jim Fiola
Transplant Recipient
Johanna Sosa
Living Donor
Michael Rizzo
Transplant Recipient
John Fitzgerald Cuffe (Johnny)
Organ and Tissue Donor
Linda J.S. Finnegan
Organ and Tissue Donor
Cynthia Von Schmidt
Organ and Tissue Donor