Trust For Life

Shelia Gold – Living Donor

In April 2006, my sister was diagnosed with Her-2 breast cancer.  After a double mastectomy, several surgeries, and massive doses of chemotherapy, we thought she had won her battle.  Within just 5 years, she was diagnosed with MDS, Mylo Displysia Syndrome.  She would need a stem cell transplant.  When I received her call asking me [...]

Sallie Bell Wilson – Kidney/Pancreas Recipient; Donor Mom & Donor Daughter

My first experience with donation was when I was 6 years old.  I remember my mother saying that she wanted to donate her eyes so that someone else could see.  That’s just how I grew up.  I had no idea how donation would touch my life.  There were 5 of us kids, and we all [...]

Dr. Phil Aaron – Kidney Recipient

Organ donation, take it from me, truly is the gift of life. Our kidneys act as sieves in our body; they trap the needed body-building proteins and keep them in our bodies. They let the wastes filter through a strainer and exit our bodies through our urine. My own kidneys had been damaged due to [...]

Carol Joiner – Kidney Transplant Waiting List

My name is Carol Joiner, I live in Madisonville, the county seat of Hopkins County, Kentucky.  In the summer of 2009, I was blindsided by a disease called Lupus Nephritis.  It literally destroyed my kidneys.  My nephrologist tried many things including dialysis to try to save my kidneys, but it did not happen.  I am [...]

Esther Ford – Liver recipient

It was a year in October 2011 since I had my liver transplant.  I had my year’s checkup and am doing great.  How did all of this begin?  I was sick for almost 5 years, saw several doctors, had all kids of bloodwork, ultrasounds, CAT scans, and anything else they could think of.  However, none [...]

Johnnie Quillen – Liver Recipient

In the Fall of 2004, I began to get sick every month and then, more often, to where I would get sick every week.  I went to my family doctor and he sent me to a specialist, as he thought it was my gallbladder.  The specialist sent me to get an x-ray and found that [...]

Kyle Jackey – Donor

Our 39 year old son, Kyle, died on March 30, 2011.  He died at home, peacefully in his sleep. When we got to the hospital, our daughter-in-law asked what we thought of donating Kyle’s organs.  We didn’t hesitate with our answer of YES. Kyle was a man who always gave to anyone who had a [...]

Kelly and Shawne Wells – Kidney Recipient & Living Donor

In 1995, I was entering my senior year at Morehead State University.  I was playing basketball and enjoying life.  Suddenly, I was told news that put everything into perspective.   I was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease called Bergers.  I met the love of my life at Morehead, and Shawne and I married in 1997.  [...]

Andrew Clay Johnson

Andrew was an awesome young man of just eleven years – a short life was filled with love for everyone he knew.  His eyes were crystal blue and now they shine as stars in the night.  He had a laugh that everyone wished they had, one that could make your belly hurt and a smile [...]

Walter “Bud” Parks – Bone Marrow Recipient