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A Lifetime of Honor and Service
U.S. Army veteran Michael Russell – affectionately known as Mickey – believed his purpose in life was to help others. His mission was to serve, in life and death. Mickey…
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Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day
Tracey Warren-Hein is a wife and a mother. She is also a breast cancer survivor and tissue recipient. In summer of 2017, Tracey was busy living life with her husband…
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Build a Better Future for Pediatric Donation
It is because of a compassionate decision and a series of miracles that Zamya Noriega is alive today. The 16-year-old shared the incredible story of her liver transplant to a…
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Transplant Games of America
The bright blue sky makes it hard to distinguish the path of a small, white golf ball, but liver recipient Steve Whitehead watches attentively until he sees the ball bounce…
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August is MVD Saves Lives Month!
[Photo: (l to r) Alexa Citro, public relations supervisor at DNA; Tim Brown, president and CEO at DNA; Claudia Flaherty, MVD specialist at DNA; Eric Jorgensen, MVD director; Jennifer Richards,…
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ECHO the Message of Donation
Mariachi band players welcomed guests with vibrant tunes. Families snapped photos with blow-up microphones and miniature guitars. This musical theme tied together individuals from all communities as they gathered to…
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A Father and a Fighter: Lifesaver Gets a New Chance at Life
As a Phoenix firefighter, Dave Wipprecht firmly believes in miracles. In 2014, that faith was tested when Wipprecht began having difficulty breathing. Although doctors diagnosed him with pneumonia, his breathing…
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A New Family Through Organ Donation
Bagpipes broke the silence of an early April morning at HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center. Hospital staff gathered around the flagpole to witness strangers become family, bound by a…
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Not All Heroes Wear Capes: A transplant recipient makes sure her donor is never forgotten
Jessica Drey was in elementary school when doctors diagnosed her with Type 1 diabetes. From there, she suffered through complications her diabetes caused, such as heart disease, nerve damage and…
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A Good Heart
While most teenagers worry about school and social lives, Brett Wallick, 15, worried whether he would live to graduate high school. In December 2013, Brett visited the doctor for what…
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