Category: Other Transplant Stories

Teen’s plea sparks a lifesaving connection when a stranger just minutes away becomes the perfect kidney donor, giving 13‑year‑old Elias a chance to thrive again.

After 25 years on dialysis, North Omaha’s Tanya Wilson is using her experience to guide others. Her “Key to Kidney” support group offers community, education, and hope for neighbors facing kidney disease.

Angela urgently needs a living kidney donor. A transplant is now her best chance for a healthier future, and living donation is safer and more common than many people realize. If you feel called to help, please contact the Tulane Transplant Institute or share her story to help her find a match

Devonn Wilson has survived a lifetime of medical battles—from a childhood liver transplant to the daily reality of kidney failure today. As a father of three daughters who also live with Alagille Syndrome, he is fighting not just for himself but for the chance to stay present in their lives.

Driven to Save Lives follows the people who step forward to donate an organ and the families whose futures depend on their courage. The film traces the hope, fear, and determination that shape every decision to give someone a second chance.

A woman begins the journey to donate a kidney and unexpectedly discovers early breast cancer during her evaluation, turning an act of giving into the event that saves her life.

Second Chance: My Experience with Kidney Failure shares Calvin C. Whitfield’s journey through diagnosis, dialysis, and transplant. He reflects on the emotional and medical challenges of kidney disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes, while revealing the difficult realities of organ shortages and the demanding path to transplant.

One year after a three-way paired kidney transplant, the recipients and donors got the chance to meet for the first time at Banner UMC in Phoenix.

Kidney disease can affect anyone at any time.

A reflection on the transplant scar as a symbol of strength, endurance, and a life reclaimed, reminding every survivor to wear their story with pride.

One year ago, Tim Andrews was among the world’s first recipients of a genetically modified pig kidney. Now, he is the first in that small group of pioneers to go on to receive a human kidney.

A son steps forward to donate a kidney and save his father, bringing new hope to a family still grieving the loss of their beloved mother.

A story of faith, friendship, and hope as Sandra waits for the kidney that will help her reclaim the life she loves.

Nikkida Shamanic shares her honest, vulnerable journey through three years of life after transplant. From early isolation to ongoing infections, fear, and emotional exhaustion, she opens up about the struggle to rebuild a life that keeps getting interrupted.