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In August 2014, Elizabeth “EB” Forst, a doctor of physical therapy, was working as a travel orthopedic physical therapist when she sustained a C4-5 spinal cord injury in a diving […]

My name is Jane Koza. I am 58 years old. I went from being a healthy adult to living in a nursing home by age 50. This is my story. […]

As she experienced end-stage renal failure, Frances V. Gilmore endured 10 hours of dialysis every night to stay alive. She began fundraising with Help Hope Live in May 2012 for […]

Patrick McEntee is waiting for a lifesaving heart transplant and is fundraising for transplant-related expenses via the Help Hope Live Great Lakes Heart Transplant Fund. Pat is one of four […]

In 2014, David Tedrow’s liver function, and therefore his life, was coming to an end as a result of non-alcoholic cirrhosis. On April 3 of that year, hope was rekindled […]

Teacher. Mother. Survivor. This is the story of Help Hope Live patient Kellie Murphy, one of four winners of our 2017 Touched by Transplant New Life Contest. Kellie Murphy’s world […]

Why #MobilityMatters When you hear the word mobility, what comes to mind? If you live with a catastrophic injury or illness that impedes your ability to move freely, you already […]

Help Hope Live patient Liz Casperite received a kidney transplant with help from living donor Maria Weaver-Hollowniczky in September 2015. The lifesaving gift to fight Liz’s polycystic kidney disease (PKD) […]

In December 2014, Linda Jara was fighting off what she thought was a seasonal flu. After several visits with her doctor, Linda was diagnosed with heart failure. Medication couldn’t correct […]

April is National Donate Life Month, a commemoration that we and our patients love to celebrate. This year, Donate Life America, who launched the awareness month in 2003 with its […]