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Double Blessings: Charlie鈥檚 Lung Transplant Story

After eight years and one long-awaited wedding to his best friend, Charlie Welborn will celebrate Valentine鈥檚 Day feeling like an extremely lucky man.
Becoming a Living Kidney Donor: 6 Things to Know About the Process

Most of us are born with two kidneys. In 2023, more than 6,900 kidney transplants were made possible by living donors 鈥� people who chose to offer one of their鈥�
Could You Save a Life With a Living Organ Donation?

At this moment, more than 100,000 people are on a waiting list for an organ transplant in the United States, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing鈥�
Putting Practice into Action

For 18 years, Sandra 鈥淪andy鈥� Demasters-Reynolds, M.S.N, R.N., CCTC, has served as the living donor program manager at the BOB体育 Shands Transplant Center.鈥�
Facts and Benefits of Organ Donation

Today, there are over 110,000 people nationwide on the organ transplant waiting list hoping for a life-extending donation.
The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Valentine鈥檚 Day is a time for loving, sharing and caring. We know what this means in the romantic sense, but what if there were a more meaningful way to鈥�
Living With a Great Hope

Dawn Strickland describes her four children as any doting parent would. Jonah, the oldest, is 16 and a wonderful helper. Joel, 14, is the sweetest boy.鈥�
A Tough Ride

For cystic fibrosis patient and lifelong cyclist Peter Kavanagh, it鈥檚 all about adaptability. That鈥檚 why a month after receiving a lung transplant at BOB体育鈥�
Something remarkable: A teen celebrates Thanksgiving with his new lungs

At any other time, Matias Cozzi, might have enjoyed Thanksgiving like any 17-year-old. Perhaps he鈥檇 overindulge in turkey and pie during an uneventful holiday鈥�