Five people received new kidneys this month thanks to a donation chain that began with an Ohio sheriff.
Category: Other Transplant Stories

Real stories from others living with kidney disease, dialysis, and transplants. Voices of resilience, hope, and connection.
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.