6th Annual Kidney Transplant Celebration
Join us at The Grill (at Libby & Patterson) on Thursday, August 29, 2024, to supportthe Meredith Haga Foundation! Enjoy a fantastic evening while raising funds for living organ donors. Your presence and generosity will make a life-saving difference. Our annual...
What motivates a Living Organ Donor
In 2023, there were a reported 6,950 living organ donor transplants. According to the reported data, 33% of the living donations were from and to biological related, family. However, surprising 54% were reported to be non-biologically related. What would motivate a...
You can do better than that
Upon starting a new chapter of his life, Chuck reached out to an old friend, Al, to get a quote on building his new home. To Chuck’s surprise, Al told him he could not help him at this time because he was waiting for a lifesaving kidney transplant. As anyone...
Saving a life is one of the greatest gift you can give
There are several reasons why people use a personal trainer. From learning how to correctly use the equipment; to have a motivating force behind your workouts; to reaching your optimal health goals; to even diet and nutritional advice. I would imagine that the last...
A Mother’s Love
In Memory of Kelly Miller
We are sad to report that the foundation has lost a great friend, and supporter; and with his passing the world lost “one of the good ones, a truly amazing person. “ Bryan Kelly Miller (Kelly), after receiving a kidney from his sister in 2010, helped Bruce and...
A son’s gift of love for his father
My Father was diagnosed with kidney disease in 2020. By the summer of 2021, he had been on dialysis for a year, and it was running his life and draining both him and my mother. Dad had a conference call with me and my six brothers. He said that he would like to have a...
Living Donor Perspective
Having been a type 1 diabetic from his mid teens, Stephen was well versed in the possibilities of complications that come from this disease. Unfortunately, after many years of navigating this disease with few issues, in 2020 it became obvious something was extremely...
Regional Non-Profit supports Hume-Lee Living Donor
Tennessee based Meredith Haga Foundation has a unique connection to VCU Health. Bruce Blessing, founder of Meredith Haga Foundation, donated a kidney to save the life of his step-daughter at VCU in September 2012. Milton Fleming had only been out of prison for four...