Bob Kelley

October 10, 2014

One month after my 65th birthday, I was taken to the hospital where I found out I was in stage 4 liver failure and was expected to die within 6…

Robert Madurski

June 11, 2014

I am not native to Arizona, but once I got here, I never left. I am originally from Michigan, and just as Michigan is my birthplace, Arizona is the place…

Don Salamone

March 12, 2014

My name is Don Salamone and I am a heart recipient. Being a lifetime hardcore runner, the last thing that ever entered my mind through the years was that my…

Lara Moss

February 21, 2014

On Christmas Day, I received a kidney and a pancreas from a donor. This ended 30 years of being a diabetic and over 2 years on dialysis, while trying to…

Blair D Juniper

January 28, 2014

My name is Blair. My story is unique in the way that I have received three kidneys all from my immediate family. My mom donated her kidney first in August…

Jill Bowers 2

September 24, 2013

After being diagnosed with kidney failure in 1992, I was blessed to receive a living kidney donation from my husband and best friend, George Bowers. On June 3, 1998, he…

Molly Jo Pearce

June 12, 2013

Molly was born November 17, 1988 in Mesa, AZ. She passed away on June 4, 2013. Molly had two transplants as a teenager at Nebraska Medical Center that she rejected…

Mia Welch

May 8, 2013

In September of 2010, I was diagnosed with congestive heart failure at the age of 19. I was dancing on my college dance company; dance was my life. I got…

Sherry Prentiss Tierney

April 30, 2013

My name is Sherry Tierney. I am a devoted wife, mother of three wonderful boys, and a retired elementary school teacher of 23 years. My health crisis began when I…

Adrianna Martinez

April 30, 2013

Adrianna was born November 1, 2008, without her small intestines. She could not eat like a regular infant so, in order for her to have a chance at life she…