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Eye Donor Helps Recipient Escape a Lifetime of Blindness
Nolan understood the challenges of blindness and the miracle of organ donation. For 11 years, his mother, who lost her eyesight to glaucoma, lived with Nolan and his wife, Wanda. He also had a cousin whose life was saved thanks to a liver transplant. When Nolan passed...
Eye Donor’s Gift Inspires a Family’s Pledge
Like many individuals, Gordon registered to become an eye, organ and tissue donor, but as he got older, he wondered if age and health issues would prevent him from fulfilling his pledge. However, when he passed away in November 2009, Gordon gave the gift of sight to...
Carthage Humanitarian Helps His Community in Life and in Death
Throughout his life, Thomas of Carthage, Mo. took care of his community by donating his time, money and experience to help those in need. It was only fitting after his passing that he continue to improve the lives of others – thanks to Thomas’ pledge to become an eye...
Dorian’s Gift
Dorian of Kansas City was known for his big smile and bigger heart. "My son loved life, but in a tragic moment his life was cut short and, as a result of that, someone else's life has now been enhanced," said Wendy. Thanks to the family’s donation, two cornea...
A Dream to Help Others Lives On
Dorian of Kansas City was known for his big smile and bigger heart. As a recent high school graduate, Dorian was planning on becoming an EMT so that he could help others. “Dorian liked to help people,” said his mother, Wendy. “I think he also liked the thought that...
Teen’s Compassion Carries On
Throughout his short life, Jake of Chatham, Ill. was known for his sense of humor and his unwavering loyalty to his friends. According to his mother, Barbara, Jake was always the first person to jump in whenever anyone needed help. After a car accident claimed the...
Illinois Eye Donor Continues to Help Others
A father. A husband. A brother. A son. Cody Dunham is many things to many people. To the recipients of his corneas, his skin and his bones, he is a true hero. In January 2009, when 30-year-old Cody of Divernon, Ill. lost his life in a car accident, his family was...
The Compassion of a Little Boy, The Strength of a Tiger
From the moment he entered the world, Mason Kempf made an impact on everyone he met through his big smile and bigger heart. By the time he left this world in March 2011, that impact wrapped around the globe and showed complete strangers how one little boy can change...
Lion’s Legacy Lives on Through Donation
In McDonald, Kan., Duane Wilkens was long known as someone you could turn to for help in the community.A grain elevator operator, father to three, and grandfather to seven, Duane devoted much of his free time to his family, yet still found time in his busy schedule to...