A Tribute to the Gift of New Life
During Donate Life Month in April, we asked you to enter our Touched by Transplant “New Life” Contest by telling us how transplantation has impacted your life. We shared stories from our 4 winners during May and June, but we can’t resist the chance to share a piece of ALL of the incredible “new life” […]
Touched by Transplant: My Childhood Friend Became My Kidney “Sister”
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 a lifesaving kidney transplant. She is the fourth and final winner of our 2017 Touched by Transplant “New Life” Contest in recognition of April’s Donate […]
Touched by Transplant: Organ Donation Allows You to Leave a Unique Legacy
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 winners of our 2017 Touched by Transplant “New Life” Contest in honor of April’s Donate Life Month. “In 2003, I began a new career as […]
Touched by Transplant: Before My Earthly Eyes Opened
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 for David and his family as he received the liver transplant he needed to survive. David is one of four winners of our 2017 Touched […]
Touched by Transplant: This Mom’s Birthday Became Her Re-Birth Day
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 was turned upside down when she received a diagnosis of multiple myeloma, a blood cancer caused by malignant plasma cells in bone marrow. The mother […]
Touched by Transplant: Life With PKD and My “Superhero” Living Donor
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) cut short her anticipated 5-year wait for a deceased donor kidney. Here’s how Liz has been touched by transplant. If you are like most people, […]
Touched by Transplant: Healing Inside and Out After a Transplant
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 the issue, and as her condition declined, she received a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) as a bridge to a lifesaving heart transplant. In 2016, […]
April is Donate Life Month, and We Are Touched by Transplant
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 partners, has chosen a special symbol to mark the month: a pinwheel. As the organization explains, the imagery is “symbolic of an instrument that turns […]
The 2016 Transplant Games In 3 Words: Joy, Inspiration, Resilience
Every year, the Transplant Games provides an opportunity for transplant recipients and donors to come together to celebrate the gift of life. This year’s Games were held in Cleveland, Ohio from Friday, June 10 to Wednesday, June 15. The Games included over 6,000 registered participants. We interviewed a few HelpHOPELive families who attended and competed […]
