November 2021: More than 10 years after the unexpected death of 16-year-old William Rollings McMahon of Pensacola, his mother is getting ready to celebrate the impact and shared legacy of his life in an extraordinary way. Kim McMahon, William’s mother and a tissue recipient, will represent the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) as a rider […]
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August 2021: August is National Multiethnic Donor Awareness Month! On Thursday, August 19 at 7 p.m. ET, LifeQuest and Transplant Talk with Naishanda will host a podcast featuring a panel of multiethnic college students who are members of Student Organ Donor Advocates. SODA is a national organization that forms student leadership teams to promote organ […]
August 2021: After Jacksonville native and former Buffalo Bills player Leonard Wayne Larramore died while waiting for a heart and kidney transplant, his wife Naishanda decided it was time to speak directly to communities of color. “I truly believe my husband would be alive if more people were organ donors,” Naishanda said. “Now his name […]
July 2021: Danny Martin was intentional about the gifts he gave Debbie Shriner the first time they met near her home in Nassau County, Fla. In one hand, he held two dozen roses that symbolized the gratitude he felt toward Debbie and her son, Branden, an organ donor from whom Danny received a kidney and […]
May 23, 2021: Jennifer Banks Wilson is a walking, talking billboard. “It’s one of the best ways I can bring up a conversation about organ donation,” said Wilson, whose 8-year-old daughter, Holly Bunting, died in a car accident. She donated Holly’s organs and saved four lives. Since then Wilson has transformed her body into a vibrant […]
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February 24, 2021: A daddy’s girl through and through, Madison Hair loved hanging out with her family. She also cherished the time she spent at home in her bedroom. Like many young people, it was the one place she could call her own; her sanctuary. For seven years, Madison’s bedroom on Mary Louise Drive provided a […]
February 17, 2021: It had been a day like any other day. Cielita Clausell dropped off her son, Jaylen, at basketball practice after work. On the way home, she pulled into a church parking lot and checked her email. She was expecting a message from the organizers of a football camp Jaylen had attended that […]
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Donate Life Rose Parade Honoree
/in Articles /by Kim GilmoreNovember 2021: More than 10 years after the unexpected death of 16-year-old William Rollings McMahon of Pensacola, his mother is getting ready to celebrate the impact and shared legacy of his life in an extraordinary way. Kim McMahon, William’s mother and a tissue recipient, will represent the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) as a rider […]
Student Organ Donor Advocates (SODA)
/in Articles /by Kim GilmoreAugust 2021: August is National Multiethnic Donor Awareness Month! On Thursday, August 19 at 7 p.m. ET, LifeQuest and Transplant Talk with Naishanda will host a podcast featuring a panel of multiethnic college students who are members of Student Organ Donor Advocates. SODA is a national organization that forms student leadership teams to promote organ […]
NFL Wife Continues Husband’s Legacy
/in Articles /by Kim GilmoreAugust 2021: After Jacksonville native and former Buffalo Bills player Leonard Wayne Larramore died while waiting for a heart and kidney transplant, his wife Naishanda decided it was time to speak directly to communities of color. “I truly believe my husband would be alive if more people were organ donors,” Naishanda said. “Now his name […]
A Purr-fectly Heartfelt Surprise
/in Articles, Uncategorized /by Kim GilmoreJuly 2021: Danny Martin was intentional about the gifts he gave Debbie Shriner the first time they met near her home in Nassau County, Fla. In one hand, he held two dozen roses that symbolized the gratitude he felt toward Debbie and her son, Branden, an organ donor from whom Danny received a kidney and […]
Something to Talk About
/in Articles /by Kim GilmoreMay 23, 2021: Jennifer Banks Wilson is a walking, talking billboard. “It’s one of the best ways I can bring up a conversation about organ donation,” said Wilson, whose 8-year-old daughter, Holly Bunting, died in a car accident. She donated Holly’s organs and saved four lives. Since then Wilson has transformed her body into a vibrant […]
Madison’s Room
/in Articles /by Kim GilmoreFebruary 24, 2021: A daddy’s girl through and through, Madison Hair loved hanging out with her family. She also cherished the time she spent at home in her bedroom. Like many young people, it was the one place she could call her own; her sanctuary. For seven years, Madison’s bedroom on Mary Louise Drive provided a […]
Back In The Game
/in Articles /by Kim GilmoreFebruary 17, 2021: It had been a day like any other day. Cielita Clausell dropped off her son, Jaylen, at basketball practice after work. On the way home, she pulled into a church parking lot and checked her email. She was expecting a message from the organizers of a football camp Jaylen had attended that […]