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When Joe Hedges collapsed into the arms of Troy Fletcher, it set into motion an incredible act of kindness.

Transplants transform lives and reshape futures. These lifesaving procedures wouldn’t be possible without a simple yet selfless decision from an organ donor.

When it comes to organ transplants, the greatest number of people are on the waiting list for a human kidney. Unfortunately, the demand for kidneys far exceeds the supply. As part of the celebration of National Catholic Sisters Week, March 8-14, two nuns who are members of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration in Cleveland are doing their part to raise awareness about an innovative program that helps address the kidney shortage.

As an emergency physician at FirstHealth of the Carolinas, endurance athlete and anonymous kidney donor, Matthew Harmody, M.D., has never been one to shy away from difficult, impactful work. His next challenge combines physical fortitude and living kidney donation advocacy as he joins 21 other kidney donors to climb the world’s largest free-standing mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, Africa.

Kidney donor Shannon Catalano plans to scale Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for patients in need, bring attention to the importance of kidney donation, and show that a one-kidney life is far from limiting.

A local Oskaloosa man has something to celebrate—life. Shane Blanchard calls his recent kidney donation a “whole new life,” adding that he’s no longer “tied to a machine 10 hours a day. I’m not going to doctors appointments every other day. It’s a completely different life.”

Marc Weiner booked one of the world’s most visible advertising spots, hoping his life would change. He ended up changing the lives of dozens of others, too

By donating his kidney, Eric Ryan helped save two lives: the person who received his organ, and also his 1-year-old son.

Less than 48 hours after receiving a new kidney in a transplant at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Baby David Detwiler was awake, calling for his mom and charming his nurses.

When a local TV weatherman did a live broadcast from Hanley Elementary 25 years ago, he met a teacher who stole his heart. On Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, 20 years after they were married, he also gave her his kidney through a paired kidney exchange.