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Donor Search Success Stories

Looking for inspiration or motivation in your donor search? Read these success stories. They did it, and you can too!

Chabad Shilach of Sky Lake, Florida donates a kidney to a former IDF soldier

March 4, 2025March 26, 2025crownheights.info

Taking his Shlichus to an entirely new level, Rabbi Rafi Rosenberg, Shliach to Sky Lake, Florida, donated a kidney to a former IDF soldier who fought in the Yom Kippur War.

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Whitefish teacher receives kidney from local parent

February 28, 2025March 26, 2025Daily Inter Lake

After seven and a half years of battling polycystic kidney disease, Whitefish Middle School teacher Sean Duff was donated a kidney by local parent Janelle Hansen.

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Knoxville restaurant owner receives new kidney from living donor who saw his story on Channel 10

February 24, 2025February 26, 2025NBC 10 - Knoxville

The owner of a popular West Knoxville restaurant is recovering right now, a few months after receiving a kidney transplant.

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‘She is my kidney champion:’ Madison family seeking living kidney donor

February 21, 2025February 24, 2025WMTV 15 - Madison

For one Madison family, a living kidney donor could make a life-saving impact.

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Colorado woman donates kidney to save Pennsylvania man 35 years after they went to prom together

February 20, 2025April 24, 2025ABC 27 - Harrisburg

Shawn Moyer couldn’t have even predicted Elena Hershey would be his date a little more than a week before their prom 35 years ago, much less the person who would give him a kidney transplant.

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Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s husband receives kidney from daughter in successful transplant

February 19, 2025April 24, 2025ABC 7 - San Francisco

Paul Pelosi, the husband of San Francisco Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, is recovering after a kidney transplant.

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Family celebrates as daughter gives father a second chance at life with kidney transplant

February 17, 2025February 26, 2025NBC 4 - San Antonio

A family has been brought even closer together after a daughter gave her father the gift of a second chance.

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Colorado couple celebrating Valentine’s Day after wife donates kidney to husband

February 14, 2025February 24, 2025CBS News - Colorado

Colorado couple Ashley and Jimmy Cleverly were living a picture perfect life, until a diagnosis left Jimmy in need of a kidney. But his wife Ashley turned out to be his savior.

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Baseball friendship leads to life-saving gift

February 14, 2025April 17, 2025NBC 12 - Phoenix

Denise Vasquez knew her life was nearing its final inning. She needed a kidney transplant and a fellow Cubs fan had one to give.

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Army vet’s kidney miracle: a bond forged over bell peppers saves lives

February 6, 2025April 17, 2025CBS 8 - San Diego

Two volunteers at Feeding San Diego quickly went from donating time to donating and receiving a kidney.

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