Donor Search Success Stories

The reality of organ donation is that patients in need often end up waiting a very long time for that life-changing gift in Metro Detroit.

For generations, polycystic kidney disease (PKD) has cast a shadow over Patricia (Pumper) Christensen’s family, claiming the lives of loved ones and leaving a legacy of struggle and resilience.

It was a gift one year in the making. York native Lori Hagar has finally received a kidney transplant after her public search for a living donor.

Sarah Best was scrolling on Instagram while at home in Sacramento when she came across a stranger’s story. It was about a teen who needed a kidney.

Chase Cooper and his wife, Kaila, didn’t know what to do, so they turned to social media. “I was told the best way to get your message out is using social media,” Kaila explained. “We put a post out, and it was shared so many times,” she continued.

Ten years ago, Russ Redhead went on Facebook to accuse his pool rival James Harris Jr. of being a no-good, lying cheater. A decade later, Redhead went to the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore to give his good friend Harris a kidney.

If you did not know Kurt Behers, you would not be able to tell he has been going through a major health battle just from looking at him. When he’s not going on walks or bike rides with his wife, Deb Behers, and spending time with his family, he is busy fighting kidney failure and […]

A Rochester man has a new lease on life following a kidney transplant. He found his living donor in the most surprising of places.

McIntosh, a former Denver sports broadcaster, author, and speaker, was diagnosed about a year ago with a disorder called amyloidosis.

Zanik has been experiencing reduced kidney function throughout the 2023-24 NBA season due to polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and is in line to undergo surgery to receive a new kidney on Tuesday.