Heather so graciously donated her kidney to 9 yr old, Bentlee who was diagnosed 2 years ago with stage 5 chronic kidney failure. Lets show her some love and help her and her family's dinners.

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Author Pamela Stockwell, photographed by daughter Kiana Stockwell

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Pamela Stockwell

Author Pamela Stockwell shares her experience becoming a living organ donor for a fellow writer, whom she's never even met in-person!

"My Kidney's Going to California!" A Living Organ Donor Story

One year ago this month, in March 2021, my daughter and I drove to South Carolina to see my dad. At one point, she was driving, so I checked Facebook to while away the time and I see that my friend and fellow writer Kelly Hartog had posted a plea for a kidney. I knew [&hellip;]

Sitting on a patch of grass outside on a sunny day, Kelly, a woman with long red hair wearing a pink long sleeved blouse embraces and kisses the cheek of a blonde adult golden retriever, Bronte. Photographed by Ivan Solis.

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Kelly and Bronte

Kelly Hartog

Author Kelly Hartog needs a kidney transplant. Read about her incredible journey, in her own words, finding community, connection, and a donor during a time of isolation.

Living Donor Kidney Transplant Recipient Tells Her Story

THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO! After a long and stressful process (about a year, but who&#8217;s counting?), my living kidney donor has been approved and I will undergo my lifesaving transplant surgery at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles on March 29. I suffer from polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a genetic, hereditary disease that ultimately shuts down [&hellip;]

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Lori Shaffer

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The road to recovery after a heart transplant is a full-time job. Kathleen waited for three years for her new heart. Read her story.

Heart Transplant Gives Second Chance - Give InKind

The road to recovery after a heart transplant is a full time job. After three years of waiting, and two prior attempts, on November 14, 2020, Kathleen received her new heart.   Kathleen suffered from congenital heart disease. She underwent her first surgery was in 2002 for a mitral valve prolapse. After the surgery, she had [&hellip;]

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