John B. Mullins IV
It Was My Calling
I’ve heard people say that they’ve felt a calling to do something, but I never understood it until I had that nudge to look beyond myself and help others.
Happy One-Year Transplant Anniversary, Elias!
On February 26, 2014, my seven-month old son Elias received the Gift of Life - a liver transplant.
My 40th Kidney-Versary!
It was a mother’s intuition and strange symptoms that had me visiting various doctors’ offices as a child. No one could figure out what was wrong until I was referred to a renal specialist. In the summer of 1975 I was diagnosed with dysplastic kidney disease – I was eight years old and was going to need a kidney transplant to survive.
Her Story Never Ends – My Trip to the Rose Parade
I had the distinct honor and privilege of accompanying Lifeline of Ohio’s selected donor family, the Harringtons, to the Rose Parade. We spent four days in Pasadena, California celebrating the life of their sister and daughter, organ donor Lindsay Jones.
It’s a Wonderful Life – Celebrating Fourteen Years of LIFE on New Year’s Eve!
“You look terrific…so much color…so full of life!” These were my husband Phil’s first words to me as I awoke from my kidney transplant surgery.
A Christmas Hero
Fifteen years ago, on Christmas Day in 1998, Joey Johnson, gave the ultimate gift. He saved five lives after he died suddenly at the age of 19.
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