bit.ly/3pLScmh A @pcfiredistrict firefighter gives kidney through anonymous donation. Henry Evans knew he wanted to donate a kidney as soon as he watched his wife, Lisa Wilkinson, donate hers. #donorconnect #donatelife #shareyourspare

on.today.com/3pOr6La Matt and Andrea Campbell's heart sank when they heard the news that Matt was not an eligible donor for their 1-year-old son, who desperately needed a liver transplant. That's when Andrea's younger brother, Grant, volunteered to be the donor for his nephew.

bit.ly/3tlKUHX “I think it would be pretty hard to put into words the gratefulness that I feel towards the family that said yes to donating their loved one’s organs to me. It’s given me my life back. It’s given me the opportunity to live again. - Nathan Pain, Recipient

heraldextra.com/news/local/dri… Throughout February, employees at Utah Driver License offices throughout the state have been sporting shirts that are aimed to encourage patrons to register as organ, eye and tissue donors. Thank you to all who said YES to organ, eye and tissue donation!

bit.ly/3pMvk5h Jill Holker, an intensive care nurse at @uvhospital, life changed forever when the pandemic hit Utah County. She could not breathe on her own. She underwent a double-lung transplant on Dec. 20 & without the transplant she would have not been able to live.

bit.ly/3ceucCx On Friday night, the Senate gave final approval to HB272, which renames the state's organ donation fund to the Allyson Gamble Organ Donation Contribution Fund. Gamble had 2 #hearttransplants & was readying for a kidney transplant at the time of her death.

bit.ly/30QMq7W Lane Thomas Graves was playing on a beach outside Disney's Grand Floridian in 2016 when an alligator grabbed him and dragged him into the lake. “No parent is prepared to lose a child ever. The loss is unbearable,” Matt Graves said. “ #Organdonation

ksltv.com/458769/teen-tr… Catcher McCardell isn't stopping until the Donate Life License Plate is in the state of UTAH! We need 388 more apps to get the license plate made. Share this post with every Utahn you know.

bit.ly/39Vnkdf The trachea is basically a tube that transports air to and from the lungs, so you might think it would be easy to transplant. But not so. In fact, trachea transplants have been one of the last big challenges in this area of medicine.

bit.ly/2RS5BNr Carl Mock was severely mauled by a grizzly bear. He was placed in a medically induced coma, but suffered a stroke and was declared brain dead. His father Chuck agreed to donate Carl’s organs. Surgeons removed his liver, heart, both kidneys and pancreas.

bit.ly/32R9swo Gwen Doner dreamed of helping others. She got to do that when her family said her organs were healthy and her dreams of healing others would come true. “That was Gwen’s choice, It was Gwen’s choice to give those organs,” father Brian Doner said.

bit.ly/3t18nNg Taylor Kahle was walking with a friend when a man fell from a 9-story parking deck and landed on top of her as she walked on the sidewalk below. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Kahle was an #organdonor whose donations will save multiple lives.

bit.ly/3xHjPRU Rachel received not one but five organ donations called a multi-visceral transplant. The small and large bowel, her stomach, her pancreas, and her liver, all at the same time, all from the same donor. bit.ly/registerutah #donorconnect #donatelife

bit.ly/3ed3Rab 3 men and 5 other students have been indicted by a grand jury in the death of BGSU student Stone Foltz. He was blindfolded & told to drink a bottle of alcohol before going home. He was on life support for four days so that he could donate his organs.

bit.ly/3tmL1Sq "If a kid needs a backpack or shoes at school, I get them the backpack or shoes," Robin Mach, says. Kayleigh needed a kidney, & whatever she needs, I'm going to give it to her." She doesn't consider her actions heroic — just part of her job as a teacher.

yhoo.it/3h9V0Id After being pronounced clinically deceased, Delmar Police Chief Ivan Barkley said officer Cpl. Keith Heacook's organs will be donated. "I need you to know that even with his sacrifice, he’s still a hero for someone," Barkley said. bit.ly/registerutah

bit.ly/3o6VIaB Mark Anderson underwent a #livertransplant through a program run by Intermountain Health where they make use of organs with “bad stories.”In 2016, it successfully performed the 1st successful transplant in the country of a liver that had tested pos for hep C.

bit.ly/3hrI7cP "Zane was a kind and happy 14-year-old boy," his family wrote. "He will be missed greatly by his family, friends, and community. We are thankful to DonorConnect...Zane is able to continue to help others by giving the gift of life to at least 9 other people

bit.ly/3fKuPWj "Do I have my heart yet?" the boy wrote in barely legible handwriting...His father explained the surgery was over and he was in recovery; the boy scrawled a second message: "I want to cry tears of joy but it hurts to cry." bit.ly/registerutah

bit.ly/3puO0bn “I had a goal to donate my kidney before I turned 50.” - Heidi A University of Utah Health transplant nurse became a part of an eight-person donation chain. She hopes her example will help motivate others to do what they can and give the #giftoflife.