Donor Search Success Stories

A woman from Nebraska is celebrated in Camden for being a stranger who turned into a lifesaver. On Friday, a grateful family from Cape May met the woman who donated a kidney not knowing who the recipient would be.

While one sister celebrates a first anniversary, the other sister celebrates the life-saving gesture of a lifelong friend.

On January 15, Veronica Seaman went under the knife to receive a life-saving kidney transplant. The donor? Her friend and the biological mother of her step-son.

During another busy horse keeping day at the Churchill Downs Training Center, Santamaria was at his stable making sure all of his 13 current horses were being taking care of. If it wasn’t for the life-saving kidney transplant his story could’ve had a different outcome. 

Earlier this year Lauren, 17, received a kidney from Lori Vaughn, RN, supervisor of sedation services at our children’s hospital.

For many people, running is a form of stress relief. However, Greg Taylor hopes that the hobby can help save his life.

There are some kind-hearted souls present in the world who don’t shy away from helping strangers in dire need. Five years ago, one such heartwarming story unfolded in Georgia where one mom who was so deeply moved by another mom’s request for a kidney transplant decided to offer a life-saving aid.

A Tri-State man is marking National Donate Life Month during his recovery from a kidney transplant, a gift he received from a stranger with thanks to a sign.

The 72-year-old chef — founder of Albany restaurants Yono’s and dp: An American Brasserie — and his wife, Donna Purnomo, had been looking for a living donor since his kidneys failed last April. Over a year later, he underwent a kidney transplant on Tuesday morning at a New York City hospital.

The reality of organ donation is that patients in need often end up waiting a very long time for that life-changing gift in Metro Detroit.