Donor Search Success Stories

Kidney failure impacts millions of people worldwide, but for one local couple, the fight against it took a remarkable turn.

A U.S. Marine Corps spouse is thriving today because of a life-saving 2024 kidney transplant and collaboration between Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Tripler Army Medical Center.

Rachel Bennett calls her kidney “Emma”, in tribute to her sister who donated it so she could reclaim her life after kidney disease.

After 10 years on dialysis, and just days after the story of her long wait for a transplant was featured on “CBS Sunday Morning,” LaQuayia “LQ” Goldring, 35, has a new kidney.

Slipping out after a black tie event, the Leidos president of defense climbed into his sedan and prepared to drive home. But a bumper sticker on the car in front of him caught his eye. It said, “Help, kidney needed . . . blood type O-negative.”

In August, Jonathan Donnelly was diagnosed with Stage Five kidney disease and was told he’d need to go on dialysis. Nearly a year later, Donnelly’s dreams came true, as he received a kidney from his boss’s wife.

A North Charleston officer reconnected with his kidney donor Thursday morning to share the emotional and life-changing impact the experience had on both of them.

 A pair of sisters from Harvest tell News 19 that they feel more connected than ever before. That’s because one gave the other the gift of a second chance at life.

Bruce Gamble and Jill Hickey met at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport where she works as a customer service agent for Delta Air Lines.

Two years ago, Rev. Paul Robinson, executive minister of Serve Locally, learned that his compromised kidney function had reached a point where he needed an intervention. Specifically, he needed a transplant.