Donation Stories

One act of generosity becomes a lifetime of impact.

35 Day Challenge Honors Richmond Donor

July 10, 2018

Andrew Luna was an advocate for organ donation even before he died. In life, he experienced firsthand how an organ transplant impacts a family. Upon his death, he gave his own organs. And now, six months after his death, his friends are signing up organ donors in his name to commemorate what would have been…

Miracle Milestone: Gloucester 5-year-old graduates with a ‘special heart’

Brody Martin / Heart Transplant

Preschool graduation is always a milestone, but for Brody Martin, it’s also a miracle. The 5-year-old almost didn’t live to see his first birthday but thanks to an angel and a heart transplant, he is now experiencing childhood like every other kid in his class. “He just turned blue,” Lauren said. “He was airlifted out…

Inspired by son’s transplant, Richmond mom signs up as anonymous living donor

Weston Jordan / Heart Transplant
& Ashleigh Jordan / Living Donor

After her son’s heart transplant, Ashleigh Jordan wanted to do something to honor his donor and the thousands of other strangers who give the gift of life. After some thought, she decided to give the gift herself, signing up to become a living kidney donor. “I thought about releasing balloons or doing a fundraiser but…

I love you with all my liver

Rutger Scott / Liver Transplant

At 18, Rutger Scott is a budding filmmaker and actor who just graduated from Kettle Run High School in Warrenton and is headed to New York University to study acting. He’s on the precipice of a new chapter of his life; one where he’ll start becoming the man and the artist he wants to be.…

Virginia Beach daughter gives dad gift of life

Don Whitelaw / Kidney Recipient
& Kaleigh Hennig / Living Donor

Kaleigh Hennig had to wait four years to save her dad’s life. After she finally was allowed to give him a kidney, she got a scar, a healthy father, a new friend, a new job and a fiance. It started suddenly in 2012 when Kaleigh was 18. She had just finished high school and was…

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