April 12, 2017 Twin volunteers to donate kidney to sister after rogue strep infection Twin sisters Amy and Becky Earley are described as “incredibly close” by friends who set up a GoFundMe page on their behalf, but their bond is about to get even more special as one prepares to donate a life-saving kidney to the other.
April 6, 2017 Mother of teen who died after football injury meets organ recipients A mother mourning the November loss of her son recently met the people whose lives he helped save through organ donation.
March 21, 2017 Boy who waited 211 days for new heart faces health issues as family is forced to tear down home A Boston boy who spent 211 days waiting for a heart transplant is now being treated for acute rejection while his parents deal with a major mold issue that has turned the family’s home into a “sick house.”
March 17, 2017 Pilot donates life-saving kidney to flight attendant An Alaska Airlines flight attendant is one step closer to retaking the skies after receiving a life-saving kidney transplant from inside the cockpit.
March 7, 2017 Disabled patients who need organ transplants may face bias, report says Patients with mental disabilities are regularly turned down for life-saving procedures despite federal law prohibiting such bias, a Washington Post report published March 4 reveals.
March 1, 2017 US scientists find way to safely thaw cryopreserved tissues U.S. researchers have taken a major step toward the use of frozen or cryopreserved tissues and organs for transplantation, an advance that may one day ease the shortage of available organs, experts said on Tuesday.
February 24, 2017 Veteran in search of kidney donor turns car into mobile advertisement A North Carolina veteran in need of a life-saving kidney transplant has turned his car into an ad-on-wheels in hopes of attracting a potential donor.
February 19, 2017 Twin tragedies give survivor a new face He'd been waiting for this day, and when his doctor handed him the mirror, Andy Sandness stared at his image and absorbed the enormity of the moment: He had a new face, one that had belonged to another man.
February 7, 2017 Former classmate of dad battling colon cancer donates kidney to toddler son In 2013, Ryan Wager was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer just one week after his wife Ashley learned that she was pregnant with their son.
February 7, 2017 Flight attendant receives kidney from stranger on Facebook An Atlanta-based flight attendant is looking forward to returning to work this April after the power of social media and kindness of strangers landed him a new kidney.
