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Dear Donor Family:

I must have started this letter 10 times trying to find the right words to express my gratitude for my wonderful donor and his family for the ultimate gift I will ever receive. I am so very sorry for your loss but please know that because of your donor’s gift of his liver, I will now be able to live a full life with my wife and children filled with more “tomorrows”.

I am a 57 year old Navy veteran who was diagnosed with liver cancer in March of 2012. Living with this cancer shadowed my every thought everyday of my life. But on November 19, 2015, all this changed because of my gift of a new liver given to me by your loved one. I will now be able to plan fishing trips with my brothers, watch my youngest daughter graduate from … Read more »

I have been blessed with this new lease on life, thanking God for your gift! Even though it was joyful for me, I also gave thought to what had actually happened. I pray for you to be comforted by knowing your loved one’s donation has changed my life. I am now able to continue to do the things I have always done. I really do appreciate your gift, which has caused me to become an organ donor myself. I received my gift the week of Thanksgiving, 11/24/2014, and now after a year I AM SO THANKFUL AND BLESSED FOR THE GIFT your family has given me. I pray that God continues to bless you and your family. I will cherish this gift for the rest of my life and will take good care of it. A HUGE THANK YOU and if I could I would give you … Read more »

Dear Donor Family,

I am writing to thank you for the organ donation from your loved one. I am very sorry for your loss, and I want you to know that your gift has given me a chance to live a normal, productive life. It has taken me six years to write you, but not because I wasn’t grateful. At the time, I was told that they did not have a program in place to be able to reach out to the family of my donor. I just found out recently, that they did implement a program and was excited to make contact, so that you would know that, life for me is so very special because of your gift.

I needed a transplant because I was diagnosed with PBC, a liver disease that affected my immune system, leading my immune system to believe that … Read more »

Dear Donor Family,

I am writing to thank you for the organ donation from your loved one. I am very sorry for your loss, and I want you to know that your gift has given me a chance to live.

I needed a transplant because I had a rare auto immune decease which destroyed my liver.

Since the transplant, I have been able to return to work as a Police Officer. You and your loved one made it possible for me to live my life and be there for my family.

For this, I am very grateful to you and your loved one. My family and I will always remember your act of kindness and generosity. August 16th will always be my second birthday. I will cherish this gift for the rest of my life.

Thank you,

Daniel

I’ve been so blessed to have a second chance at life. Thanks to my wonderful donor and family for giving me this wonderful gift of life!!! I’m so sorry for your loss and I hope you can find somewhere in your heart to accept my thankfulness for your gift to me. You have made it possible for me to spend the rest of my life with my family. I can now see my daughter graduate and walk her down the aisle some day and watch my grand kids grow up now that your family has given me this wonderful gift of life! I can help and guide my son down this bumpy road of life, to make the right choices that are put in front of him. So thank you and your family! I’ve been married to my wife for 28 years. We are both very appreciative … Read more »