Donor Search Success Stories

Katie Zarrilli Doyen’s social media posts about her husband, Matt Doyen, needing a kidney led to one being donated on his behalf, giving him a voucher that put him higher on the National Kidney Registry’s transplant list.

Nancy Gaudreau and Maureen White have known each other since t high school, and White volunteered to be tested as a match for Louis after 11 other potential donors, including family members, were rejected. She was a perfect match.

Kevin is a Veteran who endured a long and heart-wrenching journey, waiting almost four years for a life-saving kidney transplant.

A grieving family finds hope and healing when a son donates a kidney, highlighting the life-changing power of living organ donation.

For Portland firefighter Venedo Alcazar, the timing couldn’t have lined up better.

Olga Payne never expected she’d find a kidney donor just a few months after posting about her need on Facebook. A Morgan Park resident, Andi Durbin, answered the call.

A Maryland man has a fresh new look on life and a holiday to be extra grateful for, thanks to an assist from a kidney donor.

Scott Lee of Colorado, who had been fighting Goodpasture syndrome for 20 years, received a life-saving kidney donation just before the holidays.

Just in time for Christmas, a single act of selflessness set off a chain reaction that saved five lives.

There’s an update on one of Santa’s helpers we first introduced you to last year. At the time, Dan Reed was waiting for a kidney transplant.. and his health was failing. Now, he’s back to work.