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Dear Donor Family,
I am writing to thank you for the organ donation from your loved one. Thanksgiving now has an incredibly special meaning for myself and my family. I am deeply sorry for your loss and I want you to know that your gift has given me a chance to live a normal, productive life.
In … Read more »
Letter of thanks and condolences to the family of the donated organs,
I am US Army Infantry Veteran. I am the grateful recipient of both the kidney and liver from your honored family member on August 8th, 2021. I waited 1 year before sending this to you out immense respect for your loss of your son.
To whom it may concern,
I am writing this letter because today is a very special day to me, it is the anniversary of the day my life was saved. 15 years ago today I was in the fight of my life, preparing to say my goodbyes and accepting that I would be leaving this world and … Read more »
Dear Donor Family,
I am the son of one of your recipients. I wanted to start off by offering my condolences for your loss of your family member. They did an amazing and selfless last act and have changed the lives of many families that were in need. I initially donated to my dad but unfortunately my … Read more »
To the Family of the Donor who gifted their life-saving liver,
Words can never express how truly grateful our family is to you and your loved one for giving the gift of life to my husband who was in need of a liver.
My husband M is 53 years old, works in the auto industry, loves sports … Read more »
To the family that has given me a new life,
I have been preaching and singing since I was 14 years old. I played football, track and field. I was the Student Body President; went to College-graduated and was called to pastor a church.
I have three children; one has already graduated from college and the … Read more »
After 10 years of operations, we are shutting down the TNet online letter system (also known as the “User Portal” or “TNet Portal”).
Over the years, deceased donor organ transplant recipients have sent 1000s of beautiful letters of appreciation to their donor’s families through TNet. You can view some of these letters here.
We … Read more »
To portray how tragedy can lead to hope through organ donation, TNet shares the letters of our users at their discretion. Two new letters have just been posted – read them here!
We have created a step-by-step instructional for transplant recipients on how to contact your donor family through TransplantNet. Check it out on our transplant recipients instructions page, and as always, contact us if you need help!
Exciting news — the Stanford Heart Transplant Program has just adopted TransplantNet (TNet) to make it easier for their patients to contact the families of their donors!
If you received a heart transplant at Stanford, you may use our website to safely contact your donor family (it’s free!). Once you send your letter through TNet, your social … Read more »
We now have organ transplant recipient and donor family sample letters to help our users. Simply fill in the blanks to craft your own meaningful letter to your donor family or loved one’s recipients.
Also, the instructions section has a new look! We hope it is now easier to use. Find help on … Read more »
We now have our very own Facebook page!
Click here to check it out and connect with us on social media. Your “likes” and “shares” would be very much appreciated as we continue pursuing our dual mission of connecting transplant recipients and their donor families as well as promoting organ/tissue donation.All our best, The TNet … Read more »
To portray how tragedy can lead to hope through organ donation, TNet shares the letters of users who consent to having their letters to the other end of their gift of life published on this website. Two letters written by transplant recipients to the families of their donors have now been posted.
Donate Life America’s 12th Rose Parade float will be one of the 41 floats at the Pasadena event on New Year’s Day. The float both promotes organ, eye and tissue donation awareness and honors the generosity of living and deceased donors. The 2015 float is coordinated by OneLegacy, the organ procurement organization that serves the Los Angeles metropolitan … Read more »
TransplantNet (TNet) is ready for launch! Patients from the UCSF kidney and liver transplant programs can now use TNet to send letters electronically to the families of their donors. Donor families who have worked with the California Transplant Donor Network may also use our system to send electronic letters to the recipients of their loved ones’ donations. Instructions can be … Read more »