November is Faith and Hope Month, a designation to help raise awareness about faith-based perspectives on organ, eye and tissue donation and transplantation. “More than 100,000 adults and children in the United States wait for life-saving transplants,” said Jan Costello,…
A college ethics class 20 years ago made such an impact on Sarah Goleman, 41, that she recently donated a kidney to a stranger. The class explored whether individuals have a moral obligation to improve the lives of others. Those…
In the United States, more than 100,000 adults and children await an organ transplant—more than 4,000 in Illinois alone. April is National Donate Life Month, and the team at Memorial Transplant Care shares these steps to significantly impact the lives…
Tony Meredith, 50, enjoys playing basketball with his three sons and golfing with friends – all possible because of organ donation. More than 100,000 people are waiting for lifesaving organ transplants according to Donate Life America, with 85% waiting for…
A 56-year-old Jacksonville woman says her life was forever changed by a kidney transplant at Springfield Memorial Hospital. The March 23 procedure, which involved a kidney from a deceased donor, freed Denise Hickox from exhausting dialysis sessions to stay alive…
Cheryl Blackburn felt blessed when she received a kidney from her son, Josh, on Sept. 10, 2019. She was blessed again at discharge thanks to our generous donors. The entire cost of the immunosuppressant medications and insulin that she needed…
In 1998, Marsha McFall’s kidney failure basically came out of the blue. At the time, she considered herself a pretty healthy, middle-aged woman. She attended graduate school, worked full time as a nursing professor at St. John’s College of Nursing.…
Bonny Sexton, 49, was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease (PKD) when she was 19 years old. A common genetic disease, the key to controlling the disease’s progression is controlling the high blood pressure that comes with it. “At the time,…
Patrick Guinn doesn’t get stressed about much, but his wife Carrie does – especially when it comes to his health. They have been married for 28 years and tend to finish each other’s sentences. “She worries enough for both of…
At just 20 years old, Christina Geisler needed a kidney transplant. It started in late 2010 when the Gillespie native noticed her urine was discolored. In January 2011, she was rushed to the hospital and immediately went on dialysis. She…