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Fighting liver cancer, Robert Gage needs a transplant to survive. His sister Jessica Massingham spoke to the FOX 26 News team to explain how important her brother is to her – and why finances could stand in the way of his miracle.

August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month (NDAM). Started in 1996, the month-long celebration encourages creating a positive, supportive culture around organ donation to help increase organ donor registrations and save lives.

The campaign in Rachelle’s honor raised over $73,000 within the first 2 years. It took 3 more years of patience and waiting before she got her miracle: Rachelle received a double lung transplant in May 2021.

Marcus has been fundraising with Help Hope Live since December 2025. His community has raised over $17,600 in his honor in 5 months.

Josh’s loving community met and exceeded their fundraising goal with Help Hope Live, raising over $14,700 in Josh’s honor. Full of gratitude, their family moved forward knowing this gift and the fundraising campaign behind it would bring Josh new hope: being the first male in 3 generations to live past age 50.

Tom’s loving community turned to Help Hope Live to fundraise for the gift of life. In less than 1 month, the community raised over $20,500 for Help Hope Live in Tom’s honor, including raising over $13,000 in the first week.

In the first 10 days of fundraising, the campaign in Noelle’s honor raised over $14,000. In the first month, the campaign surpassed $48,000.

Keith would need a kidney transplant to keep moving forward as a devoted football coach and faith-filled family man. His community raised over $100,000 for Help Hope Live in Keith’s honor.

April is Donate Life Month! In this post, we’ll share some interesting statistics about organ donation and the gift of life and give you some options for further reading to join with us in our celebrations.

The future became brighter for Matthew Pusch as 2026 began – but the gift of life came with a price tag: “Matthew received the transplant on Feb. 2. The cost of his care totaled $1.8 million.”