Donors are superstars!

Did you know that April is National Donate Life Month? This annual recognition was established by Donate Life American and its partnering organizations in 2003. Through the efforts of Donate Life affiliated organizations, health care partners, participating community organizations and people like you, we aim to encourage everyone to register as organ and tissue donor and to honor those who have saved and healed lives through the gift of donation.

Generosity lives on

“David Andrew was the most thoughtful, kind and helpful person you would have ever met. He constantly brought smiles to those around him,” says Brandy, his girlfriend.

In August 2022, he suffered an asthma attack that severely injured his brain. Twelve days after the injury, Andrew went on to donate his kidneys, bone marrow, tissue and corneas.

Celebrating World Down Syndrome Day

POV: DNA employee and mother of a child with Down syndrome.

Please join my family along with other families around the globe on March 21 to embrace diversity, inclusion, and the unique contributions of every individual born with Down syndrome. 

From table to table and heart to heart

Food is powerful! It is a language that speaks to the heart and soul and brings people together. Through the kindness of our donor families who have so thoughtfully shared their loved one’s stories and special recipes with us, Recipes of Remembrance has become the plate upon which the power of generosity and food are served.

Sharing hope with a smile

Comedian Jazrome Allen “AJ” Coulter began his comedic journey through an unconventional path. In 2016, doctors diagnosed Coulter with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). A year later, he transitioned to a demanding life on dialysis, enduring five and half seemingly endless years.

6 reasons to register as an organ and tissue donor

Just one donor has the potential to save eight lives through organ donation and restore up to 75 more through tissue donation. The need for organ donation in the United States and Arizona is high.

Celebrating Black History Month

In February, we celebrate and honor Black History Month. Throughout the month, and for the remainder of the year, we will continue to recognize the Black and African American communities by highlighting their contributions to donation and transplantation in Arizona.

A second second-chance

“I never had a solid diagnosis as to why my kidneys failed at the age of 26,” Linda Robinson says, though it didn’t entirely matter why she had kidney issues for 14 years. It came down to needing a transplant to stay alive.

How the national organ transplant list works

Every nine minutes, someone is added to the national organ waiting list. When a donor becomes available, Donor Network of Arizona (DNA) staff enter the donor information into the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) computer system, and that system compares donor characteristics to the database of waiting transplant candidates.

The season of generosity

As we immerse ourselves in festivities, it’s important to reflect on the true essence of the holiday season. Sometimes, the greatest gift does not come with a bow. Instead, it is the choice to give the gift of life.