Life, loss, hope and healing – these are the stories of those touched by donation.
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John B. Mullins IV
Singing from the Heart
I have been singing all my life. As a child I used to run and up and down the streets of my neighborhood yelling and singing. Even while working full-time as a truck driver, I found time to sing in a band and become an Elvis impersonator! I’ve always loved it and continued to sing, even when faced with a life-threatening illness.
Giving Back for My Gift
In May 2007 a trip to the doctor changed my life. I had an ultrasound to check on issues from kidney stones when doctors saw fluid in my lungs. My lungs were full of water because my heart was failing.
A Gift from my Donor and a Blessing from God
My name is Mater and I love to sing. I am a Christian soloist with a music ministry and love to tell people about the love of Jesus Christ. I have been in the prisons throughout Ohio, and have had a ministry in eight nursing homes within the inner city. I sing for church services, retreats and fund raisers. My music is a very important part of my life, but because of serious illnesses I have had to put my music on hold at various times and three years before my transplant, I thought I would never sing again.
Football Player Gets Back in the Game
When you’re a football player, getting knocked around comes with the territory. But, when Brandon Krushall, a student at Kansas Wesleyan University, sustained an injury to his shoulder in the fall season of 2010, he didn’t think it would lead to surgery.
Fan Feature: Teresa Jacott
I was a juvenile diabetic, so I always was very aware of my health. I was able to stay pretty healthy until I was 26. That’s when my kidneys started to fail.
An Unexpected Second Chance
It started with itching on the palms of my hands and the bottoms of my feet. This strange sensation led me to believe I was having some sort of reaction to pesticides. I went to my doctor and was stunned to learn that the itching was a symptom of an auto-immune disease. As a result of this condition, my liver was failing and I would need a transplant to survive.
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