Category: Other Transplant Stories

Jesse Eisenberg donated a kidney to a complete stranger, and his reason is simpler than you'd think. If you've ever been curious about living kidney donation, this short clip is worth your time.

Off-Campus star Belmont Cameli wanted to help a childhood friend by donating his kidney in 2018. When he wasn't a match, his kidney went to someone else and he ended up a link in a 14-person organ donation chain that saved seven lives.

A new father was diagnosed with kidney failure just before his daughter was born. He now spends up to 30 hours a week on dialysis and is searching for a living donor who can help him reclaim the life he wants with his family.

When Lynn watched a close friend grow too weak to climb the stairs, she realized she had something that could change his life: a healthy kidney. Her decision to donate not only restored his strength but revealed the quiet power of living donation, a gift she calls “the best thing I’ve ever done.”

When NYPD Sergeant Christopher Romero needed a kidney, a stranger 2,000 miles away stepped up. One selfless EMT changed everything.

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.