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Navy vet on a mission to promote kidney health
For Wallace Green, prevention would have made all the difference. “I had kidney disease at a very young age and of course, I wasn’t aware of it,” said Wallace, now 64 and a two-time kidney recipient. “It wasn’t until my kidneys started to fail that I knew there was a problem.” In his retirement, the…
Read MoreMatched for Donation, Friends for Life
A good friend gives you what you need when you need it. A great friend accepts that rule with no limitations. Mary Stokes has such a friend in Heather Cordasco, and that friendship saved one life and inspired countless others. When Mary’s persistent kidney disease took a sharp turn for the worse in 2016, she…
Read MoreLogan’s Fun Fest: Celebrating the Life of a Playful Toddler
Sometimes a family gets the call and sometimes, they’re right there when it happens. Margo Gill was there when her son Logan suffered a fatal accident just before his third birthday. “I was doing CPR on him before EMS showed up and I was pretty sure I wasn’t going to get a miracle,” she said.…
Read MoreOver the Rainbow: Motherhood and the Gift of Life
Gwen Mutter knows that being a mother is one of life’s greatest gifts. Her daughter, Stephanie Green, found that out as well after adopting a newborn baby girl in early 2012. What both of them understood was that to give your child everything is as powerful a desire as the fear you have of outliving…
Read MoreDriven: A NASCAR Driver Pays it Forward
Joey Gase may be a rising star in NASCAR but he’s also a 24-year-old who, not too long ago, had to make the hardest decision he may ever face. Joey was 18 when his mother, Mary Jo, suffered a brain aneurysm at the age of 44 which tragically took her life. Since his parents were divorced, it…
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