Celebrating Black History Month with our Donate Life Ambassadors
This month we are highlighting some of the amazing people who make up our Donate Life Ambassador volunteer program; people who have been...
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- Oct 8, 2019
- 3 min
Lisa Emmott Shares Her Story at the 11th Donate Life Family Fun Run
Our 11th annual Donate Life Family Fun Run was a complete success! For the first time ever, we had as many participants register for the...
- May 27, 2019
- 3 min
Blessed Gift of Life
In honor of Asian Pacific Heritage Month, Hae Young Kim shares her story of hope to educate and inspire her community. Hae Young Kim at...
- Apr 15, 2019
- 5 min
The Ripple Effect of Donation
Organ, eye, and tissue donation has the power to create a ripple effect. Big or small, this ripple extends out from the donor and...
- Mar 18, 2019
- 3 min
When a Professional Connection becomes Personal
As a cardiac intensive care nurse at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Kaitlyn Sebour spends her days caring for patients with heart...
- Feb 18, 2019
- 2 min
Driving A Connection Home
Marlowe Taylor has worked at the Baltimore City MVA for 11 years, during which time he has seen thousands of Donate Life brochures, sat...
- Jan 21, 2019
- 5 min
Donation in Your Backyard
For many people, it’s easy to feel like organ, eye, and tissue donation is a far away, rare thing that will never impact them....
- Dec 10, 2018
- 3 min
A Coincidental Meeting – Guest Blog by Amanda Wright
Today’s guest blog comes from a very special contributor. Amanda Wright is the sister of Patrick Owen Murphy, a young man who became an...
- Jun 18, 2018
- 3 min
A Chance to Dance with My Daughters
Thanks to a kidney transplant, Daronta Briggs got the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. Briggs was first diagnosed with kidney...
- May 16, 2018
- 3 min
Meet Team Maryland: Mike Butler
Team Maryland is a group of transplant recipients, living donors, and donor families who compete in the Transplant Games of America – a...
- May 11, 2018
- 2 min
Returning the Gift of Life – A Mother and Daughter Story
“I gave her life and she extended mine.” In 2002, Danette Ragin was diagnosed with end stage renal disease. Despite years of keeping an...
- Oct 13, 2017
- 2 min
Carpe Diem: Liz’s Story
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Liz Arango – Howshall shares her story of hope to educate and inspire her community. Liz...
- Jun 2, 2017
- 4 min
16 Celebrities Whose Lives Were Affected by Donation
Organ donation and transplantation affects everyone. While we know that celebrity status has zero effect on a person’s status on the...
- May 10, 2017
- 5 min
You Were Born With The Ability To Change Someone’s Life
Today’s guest post comes from the Saltz family. As April is Donate Life Month, they requested we share their story to further educate,...