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This Mother’s Day will carry extraordinary meaning for the Prestinari family of Clark, as they celebrate a powerful gift that goes far beyond flowers or cards.

When her sister Ileana Avalos needed a second kidney transplant, Daisy Gunter tested to see if she would be a match for her.

Kim Hockenbroch always knew a kidney transplant was in her future. What she didn’t know: Her best friend, Kristi Waugh, would make it possible.

A Virginia mother’s Facebook post helped to not only help with her kidney donation search, but also in reconnecting her with an old friend.

A stranger read that Christine Hernandez needed a kidney and was so touched that she became her kidney donor. Hernandez says: “I never lost my faith.”

Coming to Wrigley Field was the catalyst for one Cubs fan to find a kidney donor, and the man who saved her life was in attendance at Wednesday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds to watch her throw out the first pitch.

Father Jose Kochuparampil, the pastor at St. Mary, Mother of God Church in Jackson, was on that waitlist, until Nov. 20, 2025, when 38-year-old Noah Zell walked into his office and changed everything.

Determined to find a living donor, Mark Maselli decided to leverage social media. The process reconnected him with long-lost relative Bonnie Kaiser.

Miami University graduate finds donor after year-long nationwide billboard search.

After an over-two-year wait, a man from Lometa found a kidney donor just a few miles away in Lampasas and met her for the first time on Monday.