Kidney Transplant Recipient Lives On, Becomes a Cornea Donor
In February of 1990, Jerry received a kidney transplant that saved his life. When he received the kidney, Jerry was told he had seven more years to live. Thankfully, his doctors were wrong — he lived 23 more years to age 64. Jerry became a major supporter of donation...
Bonnie and Charlotte: Correspondence After Transplantation
Correspondence after donation and transplantation can be a positive part of the healing process for many people. Saving Sight offers donor families and cornea transplant recipients the opportunity to write to each other in a safe, positive environment. Acting as an...
Heart of a Hero – Arnold’s Song
In April 2013, Saving Sight shared a story about Arnold, a happy-go-lucky man who donated his corneas to give the gift of sight to others. Arnold was a long-haul truck driver from Maine who passed away while in Springfield, Illinois for work, and his wife, Marie,...
The Donor Registry: Making it Meant to Be
Marie met Arnold about three years ago, just a few years after he moved to Maine from Colorado. They met on a blind date, the kind where one thing leads to another and soon they were celebrating what they called their “international marriage,” she being from Canada...
Donation as Legacy
A Young Man's Legacy: Coices of Independence and Donation I. “Everybody loved Danial, and he loved everyone.” When Danial Miller was born with spina bifida, the most common permanently disabling birth defect in the United States, his mother, Terri, decided she would...
A Mission in a Daughter’s Memory
Mariah was a vivacious, outgoing 18-year-old when she lost her life in a texting while driving accident. Determined not to let her death be in vain, Mariah’s mother, Merry, has been on mission to save the lives of other teens – both as a spokesperson for...
A Pledge from the Heart and Peace for a Donor Family
When Chris of Jefferson City signed the back of his driver’s license, pledging to be an organ donor, he wasn’t sure donation would be possible if something happened to him because he had diabetes. Yet, according to his sister, Cheryl, his compassion for others led him...
Floragraph Decoration Ceremony Honors Two Incredible Women
Our Donate Life Float floragraph decorating ceremony in honor of donor Mariah West and donation advocate Darian Vanderhoofven was an incredible experience! View photos from the ceremony. Thank you to everyone who joined Saving Sight for this event: the Dye,...
Saving Sight Honors Legacies of Eye Donor and Co-Worker in 2012 Tournament of Roses Parade
On January 2, the lives of two incredible women close to the Saving Sight family will be honored during the 2012 Rose Parade. The Eye Bank is participating in the 2012 Donate Life Rose Parade Float by sponsoring a floragraph- or floral portrait- of donor, Mariah West....
Donation Possible for Hospice Patients
One of the biggest misconceptions about eye donation is that you can’t pledge to be a donor if you have cancer, diabetes or other chronic conditions. However, since the cornea receives its oxygen from the air as opposed to the bloodstream, almost anyone with a...