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6-month-old with rare birth defect dies while waiting for five-organ transplant

Wyatt Patterson was only six months old when he died. The little boy from Georgia was born with gastroschisis, a rare birth defect, and needed a five-organ transplant, but he died while waiting for the ...

Transplant doctor donates kidney to former patient: ‘I wanted to walk the walk and make a difference’

Dr. Aji Djamali, Maine Medical Center’s Chair of the Department of Medicine, recently donated his kidney to one of his former patients. Ever since he began studying in medical school, he wanted to “walk the ...

Firefighter has face transplant after third-degree burns & survives against all odds – see him now, 7 years later

Patrick Hardison received devastating injuries in a house fire as he attempted to rescue a woman he believed to be trapped in the blaze. This brave man was left with third-degree burns to his entire ...

Tina Turner’s 2nd husband sacrificed his organ to save her life because he “didn’t want another woman”

We all remember belting out along with the great Tina Turner as she sings ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’. Her powerhouse vocals are stamped in everyone’s memories. The beloved songstress behind countless hits ...

Second NYPD officer dies days after shooting, donates organs and saves 5 lives

Officer Wilbert Mora, one of two New York City police officers who was fatally injured Friday after they answered a domestic dispute call in Harlem, died Tuesday. NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell announced the 27-year-old’s death ...

Mother of three asks for a ‘big miracle’ after she can’t afford $500,000 liver transplant that will save her life

It’s no secret that healthcare in the United States is extremely expensive, especially for those who are unable to afford insurance. Lilly Machado, a waitress from Globe, Arizona, now finds herself in a life or ...

Mom turns down life-saving kidney transplant so that her 2-year-old daughter can have it instead

A mom has rejected the offer of a kidney donation from her husband so her 2-year-old daughter can one day benefit from it instead. Bec Vallee was diagnosed with kidney disease when she was 11 ...

Surgeons successfully perform double lung transplant on dying COVID-19 patient

While in recent weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic may have taken a backseat leading some to believe that the threat is over, the virus is still here and with no vaccine or reliable treatment we must ...

Young mother dies after giving birth, but saves lives by donating 12 organs

One of the best things any person can do is register as an organ donor. An estimated 114,000 people in the United States are waiting on the transplant list for a life-saving organ, and 20 ...

8-year-old boy in desperate need of kidney after first transplant failed 3 years ago

Can you help this little boy?