For a majority of his career, Dr. Arjang “Aji” Djamali has wanted to donate a kidney to a person in need of a transplant, and he finally got the chance. On June 29, Dr. Djamali donated a kidney to one of his former patients.
Read MoreDonor Search Success Stories
Looking for inspiration or motivation in your donor search? Read these success stories. They did it, and you can too!
From a billboard to recovery: Twin gets life-changing transplant after 4-year wait
Twins Jacob and Cameron Meadows, 18, spent most of their life in and out of hospitals and in search of kidney donors. After sharing their plea on a billboard more than four years ago, the boys are now young men in good health who encourage others to become kidney donors.
Read More‘That’s my big sister.’ Local woman donates kidney to stranger after 7 Action News story
It’s not just blood that makes people family. For Susan Tower and Roosevelt Williams, it was luck. Last September, 7 Action News outsourced on the airwaves to help Roosevelt find a kidney. Susan saw the video and thought, “Hey, I’m type A. He’s type A. Why not just see if I can do this?”
Read MoreA stranger’s gift of new life for Ryder
To find a kidney donor for her son, Desiree Teubert posted heartfelt requests on TikTok. The videos caught the eye of Heather Kimbrough, who was eventually approved to be his donor. On March 19, Ryder got a new kidney.
Read MoreWomen who met at Mass. Target home recovering after successful kidney transplant
Last summer, Debbie Munley was leaving Target in Marlborough, MA, when she saw Gail Weisberg’s sign on her car in the parking lot pleading for someone to donate a kidney. Without hesitation, Munley approached Weisberg and offered to help. Now, the two are recovering at home after a successful kidney transplant.
Read MoreOregon woman’s search for a kidney donor successful: ‘Thank you for saving my life’
A lengthy search for a kidney donor, which involved a woman’s friends taking out a billboard to help, has a happy ending. K.C. Strader has a new kidney.
Read MoreBucks County man recovers after successful kidney transplant, finding donor through social media
A Bucks County man needing a kidney donor has found a match, all thanks to social media. “I felt like I won the lottery of life, I really did,” Joe Fitch commented.
Read MoreSingle dad receives kidney donation from total stranger who replied on social media
In the Charlotte, North Carolina, area, two dads have developed an irreplaceable bond after one donated a kidney to the other. Steve Sanders, who had been living with a very rare genetic condition called uromodulin kidney disease (UKD), decided to search for a kidney donor through a website he created. He shared the info on […]
Read MoreStranger to savior: Detroit mom’s kidney donation Facebook plea answered by Kentucky woman
Kyra Taylor, a 32-year-old single mother in Detroit, posted a desperate plea for a live kidney donor on Facebook. Somehow the post made it to Alexandra McCarthy in Kentucky. After years of substance abuse, Alexandra had recently turned her life around. “Now I am able to save a life,” she said. “It’s kind of a […]
Read MoreClinton woman finds perfect match for kidney donation from neighbor
After months of searching for a kidney transplant donor, Catherine Campbell found her perfect match literally right next door.
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