Transplant Trekker Stories
Cassandra acknowledges that while donating her kidney to her dad was a big life experience, it’s not a huge life change. You can still do all the things you love to do! Love is sometimes unconditional and kidney donation is no different.
Richelle felt it was her destiny to be a living donor. Her perspective brings an important awareness to the conversation. She was brave, leaned on a newfound community, and donated from the heart.
Channeling her own experience of loss and grief, Julia turned to finding a match for kidney donation. Now she feels healthier than ever! Her full story shares how she learned that living donation is safe throughout her experience.
Jan’s altruism changed a stranger’s life. A lot of people don't know that there is a very long waiting list to receive a kidney. Jan highlights that while living donation isn't for everyone, she is on a mission through travel and conversation to dispel all the myths around transplant.
Share Your Story
Putting transplant on the map is all about getting the word out about life-saving organ donation – that means starting conversations and telling stories. We want to hear your story!
Please select a prompt from the drop down list below and write a short response. If you’d prefer to respond by video, we’d love that too! Send any photos or videos you’d like to use to tell or supplement your story to info@transplanttrekkers.org.