Caregiving.  Most of the time, this word conjures images of grown children caring for aging parents, or …

August 22, 2022, changed my life. My now-fiancé and I had only been dating for two and …

My name is Sam and I’m an extremely lucky, completely blessed, and eternally grateful heart recipient and survivor since April 2015.  Like …

Twelve years after my kidney transplant, it’s impossible to ignore both the freedom it’s given me but also one of its most serious challenges: skin cancer. …

As I sit and write, it’s been five years in the chair—five years of waiting. Three times …

A chill is in the air and the pumpkins have taken over, it’s officially spooky season. As …

“My name is Caroline and I have a heart transplant.” It was my answer to the question …

My name is Emmitt Henderson III, and my journey with Lupus has been anything but ordinary. Diagnosed …

When I joined TransplantLyfe, I expected to find information and maybe a few people who understood what I’d …

by Karin Hehenberger

The Most Common Cancer in Immune-Suppressed Individuals In 2024, more than 48,000 organ transplants were performed in the United …

Two years ago, I wasn’t sure what the future would hold. Sitting upright felt like running a …

In early May, I celebrated 11 years with my living donor kidney. I received the Gift of …

By Taryn Servold Every April, we observe Donate Life Month, a national campaign to raise awareness about organ, …

As Easter passes, I reflect upon the concept of rebirth, as fantastic as it may seem, but …

 By Jeanmarie Ferguson Without our medications, we cannot have a successful transplant journey. According to CVS Specialty …

By Jeanmarie Ferguson One of my favorite things to do is travel. I love experiencing new places …

Hi! It’s Jeanmarie. I received my transplanted kidney from my father in January 2006. I’ve had many …

Some days you can be a superhero and some days you can’t get out of bed.

Focus on the moment and know things take time.

“It’s a form of expression. It inspired me, gave me peace. And everyone has their own version of that. As long as you’re breathing, there’s hope. There’s a way to do it.”

My mindset shifted from focusing on me to helping others

The innovation challenge highlighted the sparking of innovation and care to improve quality of life with people with kidney disease.

An Interview with Chet Bennett, our community manager Alisha sat down with Chet to talk about changing the world

My worthiness did not change from believing one thought over another, but my experience did

How does one say thank you for that selfless gift? For me, it is in using that life extension to help many others who follow in my footsteps as they too face death, and possible organ transplant.

Bella is a trailblazer who has spent more than 850 days in the hospital, received 21 surgeries, undergone a bone-marrow transplant, and received countless needles. 

This is a recap of the first webinar – Living Donors and the Transplantation Process – in …

Diabetes tried to take many things away from Karin, but it couldn’t take her ambition.

A kidney transplant can either come from a deceased or living donor. In 2019, 41,000 people in the United States were newly placed on the waiting list for kidney transplants, and there were only about 23,000 kidney transplants done.

“It tethered me to being alive, to something that had so much joy and life in it,” Willow said. 

“This is the best job in the world – it’s a scientific challenge and I’m also working towards solving patients problems,” Petter said. He added that being a finalist in the innovation challenge was an incredible experience, despite not actually winning.

“Transplant is a new life,” Denise said. “And, it shouldn’t create additional worry in life.”

Amanda received her first heart transplant at 15. While other kids her age were worrying about prom and which boy liked them, Amanda had bigger things at hand.

“I woke up and without even knowing the outside world existed, I knew I existed. I knew I was alive, and I felt light and nothing hurt anymore.”