Letters

I had been dialysing for 10 years…have been waiting for a kidney for quite a while. I am only 26 now but have lost a lot of my teenager and adult life on dialysis.

Thanks for letting me have a free life again for once. I hope this kidney can bring me a lot of joy and miracles. I will cherish this kidney and will not do anything to ruin it!

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.

I needed a transplant because I had cancer of the liver. My wife donated a portion of her liver to me a month prior but it didn’t work.

Since the transplant, almost 15 years ago, my wife and I have became pastors at our church and we often use this time in our lives as a testimony to everyone. You and your loved one made it possible for me to experience new adventures and journeys.

For this, we are and always will be very grateful to you and your loved one. My family and I will always remember your act of … Read more »

Dear Donor Family,

My heart goes out to you. I’m so sorry for your loss. I know how hard it is to lose a family member. I just recently lost my mom and dad, and I miss them. So, I know you are missing your loved one as well.

I wanted you to know that I am so sorry for your loss, but because of your most generous donation my husband has a second chance at life. Thanks to your decision to donate.

We both want you to know how much we appreciate your generosity. It was a life saving decision for us. We are so thankful to you, yet we are so sorry for your loss, because we know your heart aches.

We will always be grateful for what you have done. You will always be in our thoughts and prayers. … 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.

I needed a transplant because I had Kidney failure and was on Dialysis for a very long time.

Since the transplant, I have been able to spend more time with my children and husband without being connected to a Dialysis machine 4 times a week. You and your loved one made it possible for me to believe in miracles and to be able to live a healthy longer life, to be here for my children and see them grow.

For this, I am very grateful to you and your loved one. My family and I will always remember your act … 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.

I needed a transplant because I had kidney failure due to Diabetes. Since the transplant, I have been able to see and play with my beautiful grandchildren. You and your loved one made it possible for me to experience a more meaningful life and realize how short life can be. I have been donating to charity since my transplant in hopes to give back to others in need, but I realize I can’t match the gift that your loved one gave to me.

For this, I am very grateful to you and your loved one. My family and I … 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 and productive life.

I needed a transplant because the main artery to my liver was shrinking and hardening, which cut off blood to the liver and caused it to slowly die.

(primary sclerosing colangitis)

It has been 8 months today since the transplant and I have been able to resume my life as I once knew it. I’ve never been so happy to clean the closets and garage. You and your loved one have made it possible for my family and I to go to Lake Tahoe, to hike our favorite trails and just hang out together, talk and laugh again.

For this … Read more »

Dearest Family and Loved Ones of my Organ Donor,

Today is September 11, 2016, and as I think about all that this date means, the emotion is welling up, so I’m writing this long-overdue letter. From the bottom of my heart and soul, I THANK YOU for allowing me to receive this gift of a Liver. I say overdue because I was a bit hesitant to write this letter, but today it feels right.

I am almost 54 (next month) and live in San Francisco. I have lived here for 25 years and was a Flight Attendant for United Airlines for 27 years. I am married for a year and a half, though you could say we were engaged for twenty.

We have a chihuahua who’s the love of our life named Sydney. I was very sick for a year due to complications with the … Read more »

Dear unknown donor,

Words can barely describe the gratitude I feel for receiving your kidney. I would like to personally meet and thank you when we are both fully recovered. Your kidney is performing at 110% helping to make my recovery faster.

I live on the outskirts of a city in California where I have a horse and carriage business. I had a previous transplant in 2000, which was a direct donation from a friend of mine. It lasted 15 years, about a year past average of transplants done in 2000. Best wishes to your friend for whom you donated, looking forward to hearing from you. You have freed me up from dialysis, virtually giving me 16 hours a week and making the ability to travel with my large family mush easier. My wife and I have four kids between us, seven grandchildren, a … Read more »

Dear family – It has been 20 years since I received a kidney from your loved one. It has taken me this long to write because I wasn’t sure if you would want to hear from me – but when I celebrated my 20th anniversary I went to the transplant clinic to share my thanks with them and saw an enormous banner that said that donors would love to hear from recipients. I decided then to send you this note.

How can I begin to tell you how much your generosity has meant to my family and I? I was a divorced mother of two young teenage girls in 1996. O. and M. were 16 and 14 at the time. I had been on dialysis for three years and was having constant problems with infections and hospitalizations. I did not know if I would live … Read more »