Donors and recipients

Honoring the gift.

We are grateful to hear from donor families and recipients about the impact of their experiences. Please consider sharing your story to help spread awareness about the donation process and the life-changing difference it can make.

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Donor Family Story: Dorcus Knuckles

You wanted to know about my mother. She was a beautiful and kind woman. She also was a God-fearing woman and never knew a stranger. She would carry a conversation with you, like she had known you her whole life. She had a heart of gold and would do anything to help a person in […]

Donor Family Story: Emily Beyea

Emily Beyea was only 10 years old when she passed away. However, in that time she managed to spread a lifetime of love, caring, joy and silliness throughout her world. “She was a sassy, outspoken, beautiful, activist, who saw the world as it should be… and saw the best in people,” says her mom, Tyler. […]

Donor Family Story: William Chapman

William Chapman (Willie) is my Husband. He is a Loving, Funny, and respectful guy. That I truly love a lot. We knew each other more than 20yrs. Before we settle down. Got married in May 15, 2009. He is also an Uncle and the Baby Brother, to 5 Sisters and 1 Older Brother. In which, […]

Wendy and Tim’s Story, Part 1

Wendy Bolling began struggling with her vision early in life. When her sight took a turn for the worse in 2021, she had corneal transplants that gave her back her independence and led to the start of an amazing relationship with the family of the donor, Timothy Page, jr., who made her gift of sight […]

Donor Family Story: Percy Ethan-Todd Brooks

Percy Ethan-Todd Brooks June 12, 2000 – June 22, 2023 Loving, kind, caring, adventurous, spontaneous, free-spirited, humorous, dedicated, courageous.  These are only a few of the words that I would use to describe my brother, Ethan. My name is Cierrah and for 23 years, I was Ethan’s protector. He called me Cissy, a name that […]

Donor Family Story: Etta Carroll

I would like to share a few things about Etta, first I will say we always called her Beth. She told me when she was a little girl that she thought Etta was a old person name so she wanted to be called Beth. We all found that hilarious, she always had a sense of […]

Donor Family Story: Allen Staley

My Dad was an adventurer! He loved long walks by the ocean and building sandcastles, but his heart was in the mountains. Camping, hiking, canoeing and fly fishing were a few of his favorites. He also enjoyed experimenting with recipes and cooking for the family. Thanksgiving was always his favorite holiday. He loved to explore […]

Donor Family Story: Larry Robertson

On March 4th at 11:00 pm Larry was experiencing chest discomfort and sweating. EMS was called and he was taken to the emergency room. At 1:30 it was decided he needed to have a cardiac catherization and at 3:30 am he was pronounced death during the procedure. Prior to 11:00 we had been to Pizza […]

Donor Family Story: Ian Roof

Our son and brother, Ian Michael Roof, was born on April 15, 1986 and passed away at the age of 36 on January 25, 2023.  Ian was an active child and that continued on into adulthood.  As a young child he would get home from school and go straight to the kitchen table to complete […]