Stories of Hope
Stories that save lives.

Blake Bargatze
Transplant Recipient - Organ
Just Breathe
I was 24 years old when I contracted COVID-19. I became critically ill 2 weeks before I could receive my first...
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Daronta Briggs
Transplant Recipient - Organ
Donation Supporter
My Story of Hope
Before his transplant in 2012, Daronta was receiving dialysis treatments three times a week for four long years. “I...
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Recipient Family or Friend
Transplant Recipient - Organ
My husband
My husband had a massive heart attack which killed his heart in April. We had several surgeries and machines and on...
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Marty Maren
Transplant Recipient - Organ
"Organ Donation Saved My Life"
"Second Chances"
My personal life was pretty normal. I'm married, I have a career and outside interests and I'm...
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Ralph Davis
Transplant Recipient - Organ
#In1Word: Transformational
Organ donation is transformational for both the donor families and the recipient. The act of donation can help transform...
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Transplant Recipient - Organ
My story of Hope
On a beautiful autumn afternoon at Patuxent Branch Trail in Columbia, Md, Reggie Robinson recalls the first time he...
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Transplant Recipient - Organ
Living Donor
My story of Hope
Jamie and James were married on March 27th, 2010. On May 11th, 2012, Jamie received the kidney she had waited for since...
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Transplant Recipient - Organ
Living Donor
My story of Hope
“Can I tell you one thing about my grandmother?” Phyllis’s 12 year old grandson Sam asks, standing in the tire park at...
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