Donor Search Success Stories

A Gwinnett County teen is getting ready to head to the University of North Georgia next year, five years after receiving a kidney from his neighbor.

A year after his desperate plea on Denver7, a Colorado man’s life was transformed by a neighbor he’d never met, sparking a chain of kidney transplants that saved multiple lives.

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.