The civilians behind the National Kidney Registry website have organized transplants for record numbers of kidney patients over the last three years. Today, the momentum will continue with the largest kidney chain to date, a swap that is expected to save 28 lives, thanks to strangers paying it forward.
The happy ending to how the Wagner twins received their life-saving liver is something out of a Hollywood movie–but this really happened.
After public outcry following a media investigation, Brazil's interim President instructed the Air Force to provide a plane exclusively for transporting organs.
This woman surprised her girlfriend who she met on Tinder with news that she's also a perfect match for her partner's kidney transplant.
This preschool teacher went to great lengths in order to make sure that her 4-year-old student would be able to grow up with a healthy father.
Joe wasn't getting the liver and kidney he needed to stay alive without dialysis - so his mother Sarah decided to donate them both herself.
This 5-year-old was living in the hospital for 211 days before finding out he was finally getting the heart he so desperately needed.
A selfless 22-year-old didn't hesitate to donate a portion of her liver to a baby she'd only recently met.
While some people give roses or chocolates to their spouse for their wedding anniversary, Scott was able to give Cindy his kidney.
Daniel was given months to live – and with thousands of children not being able to survive long enough to find a donor, he was given a rare second chance.
If this kid wasn't inspiring enough as the first child to receive a bilateral hand-transplant, check out his opening pitch at this Baltimore Oriole's Game.
A complete stranger, proved to be the perfect match for an Illinois woman–in more ways than one.
This Pennsylvania cop wasted no time in rescuing a transplant team and donated organs from a car accident.
Wayne Winters pounded pavement for days in hopes of his sign attracting the attention of an organ donor for his wife - and they finally got a match.
Hearing his daughter's heartbeat one more time was all Bill Connor wanted for Father's Day this year.
If perfected, this silicone 3D printed heart could save thousands of wait-listed heart transplant patients in the future.
In this emotional video, Bruce Becke can be heard proclaiming his gratitude for the bone marrow donor who saved his life. Little does he know, the donor is sitting right next to him.
With her daughter's future in mind, Jennen Johnson was not about to leave her fate up to chance - so she took out an ad in the classified section of the newspaper.
When John Dickhout crossed the finish line of a 10k race earlier this week, the father of the young man whose heart he received was there to cheer him on.
These two lovebirds will be getting married soon - and it's all thanks to the fact that they both ended up in the same hospital with faulty hearts.
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