Our precious, and seemingly healthy daughter, T’neil D. Martin, was only 17 years old when she suffered a brain bleed caused by an unknown, abnormal connection of blood vessels in her brain that had been present from birth. At the moment the doctor voiced his concern that her condition “could very well take her life”, [...]
Read moreMy brother was a typical boy with a huge love for baseball, riding horses, working outdoors, and spending time with his family and friends. Ricky was very dedicated to his team and teammates, if there was someone who was having trouble with grades and might not be able to play or even having trouble on [...]
Read moreIn 2001, Thomas Maxwell “Max” Dickerson was born with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (PKD). He was born seven weeks early, weighing just 5 pounds, and immediately faced life-threatening obstacles. In addition to damaging his kidneys, PKD also caused Max to have liver fibrosis and his spleen was enlarged many times its normal size. Though [...]
Read moreRiley was born on October 11, 2004 in Lexington KY. He was a healthy 8lb 7oz and we were thrilled with our new bundle of joy and excited about starting our life as a family of three. We had Riley at his routine 15 month checkup when the doctor said she heard something strange about [...]
Read moreAnnie was admitted to Kosair Children’s Hospital on November 11, 2010 listed as status 1A for a heart retransplantation. On December 29th, she received her new heart. Annie was born with what is known as an unbalanced atrioventricular canal defect. She had holes in the septum of her heart (the center portion separating the left [...]
Read moreI am a liver transplant recipient. On November 26, 2003, I received a liver transplant at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY that saved my life and I am an eight year survivor! If it were not for organ and tissue donation, I would not be writing this. After my transplant the doctors told me that [...]
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