Donor Search Success Stories

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Albert Jeffries, better known as Al J, visited his kidney donor, Mandy Harris, following the life-saving procedure.

An estimated 17 people die each day in the U.S. waiting for an organ transplant from a deceased donor, according to federal data. The vast majority are in need of a kidney. But simply waiting to get pulled off the years-long waitlist is not their only option.

A Middleburg woman is being called a hero. Fawna Moore donated a kidney to Vicki Beecher after learning about a program that matches donors with veterans in need.