Here's a little backstory of our journey, in 2011 my mother was diagnosed with Non-Cirrhotic portal hypertension.  They performed a spinal renal shunt which eventually went bad in 2017 and then she turned cirrhotic and was told at that time there was nothing they...

The Meredith Haga Foundation was honored to support Roger and his wife, Altrina, during their living donor journey — a journey that reflects the very heart of what the Foundation stands for: compassion, courage, and community. When Roger learned that his younger...

Two weeks ago today, I donated a kidney. This morning I woke up in my own bed, 2,666 miles away. The morning sun  streamed in my window. I took a moment to assess my recovery: I slept well. I rolled out of bed with very little discomfort. I went downstairs and got my...

Picture of Kidney donor Anna and the recipient of her "spare kidney" after completing the Palm Springs Tram Road challenge post transplantI am of the mindset that, “if we can, we should”. What I mean by this is, there is a lot of bad in the world that we can do...

I’m reaching out to share my story as a living kidney donor for my daughter, Sofia. This experience has been nothing short of life-changing—for both of us. Sofia was diagnosed with FSGS (Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis) in 2020, during the height of the pandemic....

My name is Steven Jamison, and I am a living kidney donor. I donated my kidney on May 3, 2023, for my good friend, Billy Jarvis. Before I get into the details of why I chose to donate and what the experience involved, I’d like to share some background. For nearly 10...

Two and a half years ago, we packed up our life and moved to Michigan, ready to embrace a fresh start. It felt like a new beginning—a chance to build a brighter future for our little family. But life had its own plans, and what was meant to be a smooth transition...

All my life, I’ve known that I was going to be a kidney donor someday. Where did that thought even come from, I’ve wondered. I’ve never known anyone with kidney disease or anyone who has had a transplant. And yet it seems that I was just born with the knowledge that...

I'm a firm believer that God does things for a reason, and he gives us many signs and signals if we only pay attention. In January, I had seen a post on Facebook about a girl with Angelman syndrome who also was in dire need of a kidney transplant. I didn't think much...