Letters

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, my heart and kidney were failing, without your amazing gift I probably wouldn’t be here with my family. I want to thank you so much for this amazing gift of life. Since the transplant, I have been able to watch my kids grow, promote from Jr. High and enter into High school. I have been able attend family gatherings and some traveling with my wife and kids. 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. I will cherish … Read more »

It’s been 6 months since I’ve received the kidney you donated, and I went rounds with myself as to weather I should contact you or not..while I know you did not donate for me personally, I just wanted you to know…I am grateful.

Everything is working better than even the doctors predicted. I don’t know much about you but, the doctors have told me I’m almost twice your size, and they worried it wouldn’t be able to keep up with the volume blood in a person my size. But, I’m 6 months in, no signs of rejection, and my numbers have all improved. Your (my) kidney is working like a CHAMP!

Dialysis is an unnatural (painful) thing and being off that machine is worth its weight in gold, as I’m sure you know, having someone you care about go through the same situation. I … Read more »

Dear Donor Family,

Thank you for the organ donation from your loved one. We are so sorry for your loss, but your gift has given me a chance to live again.

I needed the the transplant since I had liver cancer.

Since the transplant I’ve been able to get up and enjoy my daily life again. I love to boat and fish and can’t wait to get back out on the water.

My family is very grateful to you and your loved one. We will alway remember your act of kindness.

Thank you,

Robert and family

Dear Family of Donor,

I wanted to sincerely apologize for the loss of your loved one. Through your loss, I was given life. I truly and sincerely appreciate the gift of the donated liver, which has given me my life back. I would not have survived without the donated liver.

To briefly discuss my medical situation, I thought I had caught the flu but instead it was a virus. The virus began by attacking my liver to the point where I was put on dialysis for 100% of my body because all of my organs began to shut down. The doctors stated that if I did not receive a liver within one week I would not make it and that my family should begin to say their good byes.

I was placed in the number one slot for a liver transplant in three … Read more »

Dearest Donor Family,

I am writing this letter to thank you for you amazing gift to me. I am so sorry for your loss. I can only imagine the difficulty of the decision to donate while in grief for your loved one.

Your generous gift has given me a new life! I feel better than I have in over 15 years. Words can barely express how grateful I am.

I had primary biliary cirrhosis or PBC. I was first diagnosed 10 years ago. They tell me as of yet they have no definitive cause for this disease. It sure came as a shock to me. A month ago I was thinking that my life expectancy was grim. Now I have a new life, thanks to you and your amazing gift.

I call my new liver ‘my lil buddy’ … silly, I know, but … Read more »

Dear Organ Donor Family,

I want to personally offer my condolences and thank you for your family member’s gift of life. I have been on a transplant list for some time and was blessed with a call on Thursday, March 2, 2017, and informed that a perfect match was available for me. This blessing has given me a new life and a chance for him to live on through me.

I am a retired director of a San Francisco Head Start service for children and families. I will do my best to continue giving back to the community and preservation of life in honor of this gift. Your family member will always be remembered as the true hero that he was.

Again, thank you for this gift and may every day be a blessing and a comfort knowing that he is living through … Read more »

I am so sorry for your loss and am writing to thank you for the organ donation of your loved one. Your gift has given me a chance to live a productive life! I needed a transplant because I had developed cancer on my liver, and although it had been treated, it would continue to reoccur without a transplant.

Since the transplant, I have been able to return to work, spend great time with family and friends, and feel good and energetic again. You and your loved one have made this possible for me.

You have given me the greatest gift anyone could have received! I’ll think about you and your loved one every day and hope you know you saved a life!

Thank you,

M.

Hi my name is W. My father received a transplant on April 18, 2017 and let me just say it was a blessing. I feel like thank you isn’t enough. May god bless you always and thank you, thank you so much for all your help. Without your help my dad would still be on dialysis. Now he has the time and energy to play with my kids!

Dear Donor Family,

Thank you for the kidney donation from your loved one. I am sorry for your loss but wanted you to know it has given me back my life.

I needed a transplant because I was born with 1 kidney and it was failing. I was on dialysis.

Since the transplant, I have been able to travel and have been semi-retired.

My family and I are grateful for your generosity for the kidney.

Thank you,

G. of Santa Clara