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Damien was a 12-year-old with an autoimmune disease that was causing his kidneys to shut down. He lived in foster homes until the disease progressed to the point he had to be hospitalized. Without a stable home environment, and because a transplant involves a lot of loving care, Damien was ineligible…

Caelie Wilkes admits she was proud of one of her plants, calling it “a beautiful succulent,” and the “perfect plant.” The 24-year-old California woman watered it according to a meticulous schedule for two years. She was so proud of it that when she found a really cute vase she decided it would be the…

Father’s Day will never be the same for Thomas and Mark Willoughby. Mark was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis in 1994 and recently discovered he had stage two liver cancer during a routine doctor visit. The doctor wanted to Mark to consider a transplant immediately so he get the liver out before the…

Bloomfield Colorado police officer Carolyn Becker has a special connection to a young man she has never met and has found ways to go above and beyond the call of duty to help him. Becker had wanted to help someone by being a live organ donor. She inquired about one person, but was not a suitable match.…

Mary Ziegler and Bill Henrichs were high school sweethearts who later married. Things didn’t work out however, and 23-years ago they were divorced. They kept in touch and remained friends. Then last year, Bill discovered that his kidneys were failing. All his family and some 40 family friends were tested…

Jeni Stepien is a Pennsylvania schoolteacher who was recently married. The man who walked her down the aisle and gave her away had her dad’s heart. He received it as a heart donor recipient when Jeni’s father was murdered ten years ago. After Arthur Thomas received the heart in 2006, they kept in touch.…

Great Blessings from a Generous Gift *God wants us to be givers, because HE is a giver. He wants us to generously give our time, our talents, our tithes and our offerings. In short, God wants us to give our lives and our love to other people, every way we can. They will be blessed, and so will we. *Sometimes…

23-year-old Christine Royles of Portland, Maine needed a kidney transplant. Instead of just waiting for a donor she got creative. She put a sign on the back of her car asking strangers to consider donating. Josh Dall-Leighton saw the sign in a mall parking lot and told his wife, “I have to try.” The…

There is no greater gift than the gift of life. While perusing her Reddit feed last fall, Jennifer Moss came across a desperate plea from 26-year-old Kayla Davis. Davis had been on daily kidney dialysis for three years. She needed a kidney transplant and the wait for a kidney in her portion of the U.S.…

The phrase, “the two shall become one. . .” took on a new meaning when Kyle Froelich married Chelsea Clair, the donor of his transplanted kidney. http://www.13wmaz.com/news/watercooler/article/251019/155/Ind-Woman-Who-Donated-Kidney-Weds-Organ-Recipient- (accessed 10-27-2013) While it is unusual for…

Doctors told Michael Crowe that he had an acute heart infection and without a heart transplant, he could not survive. However, 23-years-old Crowe had picked up a blood infection that made surgery impossible. Then, with no explanation, his heart began pumping blood again. To his doctors’ astonishment,…

BALTIMORE — Waking from a fog of anesthesia, Sandy Wilson found she was a patient in one of the hospitals where she worked as a nurse. She remembered having a baby, and being told she had gotten an infection. But nothing could prepare her for what lurked beneath the sheets. Flesh-eating bacteria were…

During the second week of March, Bob Simmons, the head football coach at Oklahoma State University, could not be found. One rumor placed Simmons on a recruiting trip. Another rumor said that he was having a kidney transplant. Even the Oklahoma State Athletic Director did not know the coach's whereabouts.…

So let me ask you: Who is influencing you? The New York Times in publishing its interview with Peter Singer said that "no other living philosopher has the kind of influence (that Singer has)." The New England Journal of Medicine said he has had "more success in effecting changes in acceptable behavior"…

Scientists are planning a ground-breaking research project to create synthetic human blood from embryonic stem cells. The results could provide an unlimited supply of blood for emergency transfusions, free of the risk of infection, it is being reported. The three-year project will be led by the Scottish…

RESURRECTION Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. —John 5:25 5020 Raleigh’s Trust After Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded in the tower they found in his Bible these true and striking lines, written…

GIFT When his wife needed a life saving kidney transplant, Dr. Richard Batista gave her one of his. Seven years later, when his wife filed for divorce, Batista decided he wanted the kidney back. Since the kidney was necessary to sustain his wife’s life, he said he would be willing to accept 1.5 million…

Mickey Mantle was without a doubt the best switch hitter in pro baseball history. Mickey Mantle played pro baseball for the New York Yankees. Mickey's best buddies on that team were Whitey Ford and Billie Martin. These three were known for their legendary baseball careers - they were also known for their…

SALVATION "Actions," the saying goes, "speak louder than words." Ungodly actions can muffle the sounds of righteous words. That's what happened in Stephanie's home. Stephanie grew up in church and regularly heard the claims of the gospel, but never experienced a life transformation until she was eighteen.…

MARRIAGE Studies are showing that being a good, supportive spouse is good for your health. “Men over 65 whose wives consider them a source of emotional strength usually live longer than less needed hubbies.” —Reader’s Digest, October 2002, p. 48 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson Galatians 5:13 NIV “You,…

Life isn’t one straight line. Most of us have to be transplanted, like a tree, before we blossom. Reader’s Digest, July, 1983, page 1

The death toll and reports of the destruction from the terrorist attacks on the US were deplorable acts that we will never forget. People ask: "Where was God when this happened!?." World Trade Center were places of employment for some 50,000 people. With the missing list of over 5,000 people, 90% of…

The surgeon sat beside the boy's bed; the boy's parents sat across from him. "Tomorrow morning," the surgeon began, "I'll open up your heart..." "You'll find Jesus there," the boy interrupted. The surgeon looked up, annoyed. "I'll cut your heart open," he continued, "to see how much damage has been done..."…

Things you don't want to hear during surgery THINGS YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR DURING SURGERY 1. Better save that. We'll need it for the autopsy. 2. Someone call the janitor - we're going to need a mop 3. Bo! Bo! Comeback with that! Bad Dog! 4. Wait a minute, if this is his spleen, then what's that? 5. Hand…

TO ILLUSTRATE GOD'S LOVE------ T here is a natural, logical kind of lov­ing that loves lovely things and lovely people. That's logical. But there is another kind of loving that doesn't look for value in what it loves, but that creates value in what it loves. Like Rosemary's rag doll. When Rosemary, my…