USA: In a striking act of familial generosity, 29-year-old Susanna McKenzie Sudtor donated one of her kidneys to her cousin 40-year-old Mackenzie Smith, who faced end stage kidney failure from
USA: In a stirring convergence of medicine and sport, two Kentucky youngsters who fought life-threatening illness traveled with the University of Kentucky volleyball team to Fort Worth, Texas, for a
USA: In Pasadena, California, survivor Judy returns to the Rose Bowl for the American Heart Association Heart and Stroke Walk, marking her twelfth participation since receiving a lifesaving heart transplant.
USA: Claire Schneider, a young girl living with a congenital defect, is now staying full time at Saint Mary’s Hospital as she waits for a life-changing heart transplant. Her condition
USA: In Colorado Springs a dramatic rally for kidney health is taking center stage as the National Kidney Foundation prepares its Southern Colorado Kidney Walk at Memorial Park late in
USA: At Reed High School in Nevada, community members, local law enforcement, athletes with Special Olympics Nevada and the Nevada Donor Network gathered for the Guardian Games to celebrate and
USA: Blake Shelton paused his concert to invite six-year-old Lily, who is awaiting a heart transplant, onto the stage. The moment centered explicitly on Lily’s need for a heart transplant
WORLD NEWS - UKRAINE: In the midst of war, a dramatic transplant unfolded that would change a young life. Twelve-year-old Kira Sciorova, whose heart had been weakened by childhood illnesses
WORLD NEWS - FRANCE: The hockey world was shaken when Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin revealed that his fiancée, Carolina Matavac, suffered sudden heart failure while the couple was vacationing
WORLD NEWS - MEXICO: A brief, urgent public-service appeal asks listeners to become a hero for life by saying yes to organ and tissue donation. The message presses the simple,
USA: In Houston a 57-year-old man, Tony Costello, is racing the clock for a kidney transplant after more than two years tethered to dialysis. A father of three and grandfather
USA: A patient recounts an intimate, quietly tense period in the hospital in the days before a scheduled transplant. He describes slipping into a controlled routine, setting when to wake
