Blog Category: Donor Families
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I am hope: Quentin’s story
Today we close our week of “I am hope” stories with Quentin, a beautiful little boy who, at just 16 months old, saved lives through organ donation. Quentin’s liver saved the life of a little girl named Maria Isabella who was the same age and had just days to live. Quentin’s mom, Nina, and his [...]
I am hope: Anthony’s story
“When a person dies, people tend to put them on a pedestal. But Anthony was weird!” laughs his mom, Princess. “He was always playing jokes and would do silly, quirky things like all of a sudden decide to clean all of his shoes…we miss him so much.” On July 4, 2010 Anthony was the unintended [...]
“Transplant: A Gift for Life”
Tune into Twin Cities Public Television (tpt channel 2) tonight at 9:00 pm to see the premiere of the locally produced documentary Transplant: A Gift for Life. This one-hour documentary is a co-production of tpt National Productions and Minneapolis filmmaker Dennis Mahoney and showcases the miraculous recoveries after transplant made by recipients which is possible [...]
One More Day
Today is New Year’s Day, a day so many of us view as a fresh start. Although we tend to look at this day as a special and new beginning, each day during the year is one more day to sieze the precious opportunities we have to share our life with our loved ones and [...]
From one veteran to another
In honor of Veterans Day on Friday, I’d like to share a beautiful tribute that heart recipient Bill Carlson sent to his donor’s family. Bill is a veteran of the Vietnam war and his donor was a veteran of the Iraq war. Bill and his family lovingly sent this flag to his donor family, along [...]
Green Wristbands
Here’s a poignant story about green wristbands and the power of our volunteers sharing their stories with their friends, loved ones and communities. This comes to us from heart recipient Bill Carlson: A few months ago I decided to stop and visit a friend I’ve known for a long time. When I got there the [...]
2011 Donate Life Motorcycle Run in Memory of Kaitlyn Berg
Kaitlyn was 4 years old when she lost her life in an automobile accident on October 12, 2001. Her parents chose to donate her organs to help improve the lives of others. Kaitlyn saved the lives of 3 others, including 2 children younger than her, by donating her heart, liver, and kidneys. All proceeds from [...]
J.T. and Ben
I’m thrilled to share a note and a picture from donor sister/mom Jill Stephenson. Jill’s brother, J.T. Burud, and son, Ben Kopp, saved lives through organ donation after their deaths, 27 years apart. They are being honored with floragraphs on the Donate Life Float in the Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. Jill and her [...]
Letter from a donor family
Tom Saburn, a heart recipient and volunteer from Duluth, MN and his wife, Nancy, had the opportunity to meet his donor’s family last year in Leominster, Massachusetts. His donor was Aaron Creamer, a 24 year old man who died in a motorcycle accident in Sturgis, SD on August 12th, 2004. The letter Tom received from his donor’s stepmom after [...]
Seize the Day!
For the fourth year, LifeSource is honoring donor families from our region by participating in the Donate Life Float in the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Years Day. The Donate Life Float is the largest national celebration of the gifts of organ, tissue and eye donation in the country, witnessed by thousands in person in Pasadena, [...]
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