A story of faith, friendship, and hope as Sandra waits for the kidney that will help her reclaim the life she loves.
Category: Other Transplant Stories
Real stories from others living with kidney disease, dialysis, and transplants. Voices of resilience, hope, and connection.
Organ & Kidney Related Plots in TV Shows & Movies
A look at how TV shows and movies echo the journeys of those facing kidney disease, dialysis, or transplant life, offering moments of recognition, comfort, and hope.
Guest Post: Trying to Live Fully While Fear Keeps Knocking
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.
Kidney donation sparks transplant chain
Five people received new kidneys this month thanks to a donation chain that began with an Ohio sheriff.
Recipient meets anonymous donor
After years of dialysis and uncertainty, a North Carolina woman finally met the stranger who gave her a second chance at life.
How People Met Their Kidney Donor
Ordinary moments sparked extraordinary gifts as strangers, friends, and families found unique paths to share life through kidney donation.
Wife donates kidney to her husband
When her husband needed a new kidney, a wife stepped up to donate and found out they were the perfect match.
A real kidney need: Katherine Langan-Fossberg
Searching for a living kidney donor. Diagnosed with CKD & FSGS. Learn more about Katherine Langan-Fossberg and her need for a kidney.
A Worthy Story: Nebraska Medicine Completes One of the Largest Internal Living-Donor Kidney Transplant Chains in the United States
Eighteen strangers united by one selfless act meet for the first time after Nebraska’s largest kidney transplant chain.
Other Kidney Transplant Stories
Real stories from others living with kidney disease, dialysis, and transplants—voices of resilience, hope, and connection.