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Living Organ Donor Anniversaries for May 2024It’s May! We have donors to celebrate with from as far back as 31 years ago this month. This month is 21 years for me and my recipient! We hope this finds all well and happy. Our complete calendar is at https://livingdonorsonline.org/donor-experiences/donation-anniversaries/. You can add your anniversary, whether of joy or of sorrow, by following the instructions on that page. Questions? Send an email to contact.livingdonorsonline@gmail.com.Note, this is an opt in celebration and sympathy calendar, and those who’ve chosen to be so remembered can also opt out at any time. We’ve been compiling and sharing our calendar for nearly twenty years, and LDO itself for even longer. You’re welcome, whether you wish to memorialize an anniversary or not.Thirty-first anniversary:Kay donated a kidney to her sister Penny on May 27th, 1993Twenty-eighth anniversary:Katy Moyer donated a kidney to her mother, Kris McCallum, on May 8th, 1996Laura Robinson donated a kidney to her father on May 9th, 1996Twenty-fifth anniversary:Monique Martin donated a kidney to her niece on May 7th, 1999Twenty-third anniversary:Pauline Snyder donated part of her liver to her sister on May 2nd, 2001Bryan Urmetz donated a kidney to his brother on May 5th, 2001Twenty-second anniversary:Paul J. Fuller donated part of his liver to his father on May 7th, 2002Terri Craft donated a kidney to her stepfather on May 14th, 2002Lisa Georges donated a kidney to her spouse on May 24th, 2002Twenty-first anniversary:Debi Ashley-Shaw donated a kidney to a friend on May 1st, 2003Betty Minton donated a kidney to her mother on May 7th, 2003John Hodges donated his left kidney to Margo Zelermyer on May 8th, 2003Tina Hayman donated a kidney to her father on May 12th, 2003Gigi Snyder donated a kidney to her son, Michael, on May 14th, 2003Kris Wymenga donated a kidney to an unrelated recipient on May 16th, 2003Debby Rappe donated a kidney to her sister on May 21st, 2003Dawn Chandler donated a kidney to her brother on May 28th, 2003Twentieth anniversary:D. Patrick Dewey donated a kidney to his brother on May 4th, 2004Pete Ramirez donated a kidney to his fiance, Connie Martinez, on May 4th, 2004Nineteenth anniversary:Helen Smunt donated a kidney to her daughter on May 2nd, 2005Rob Halverson donated a kidney to a stranger on May 9th, 2005Daniel Griffiths donated a kidney to an unrelated recipient on May 17th, 2005Melissa Semione donated a kidney to a stranger on May 17th, 2005Eighteenth anniversary:Chris McDonough donated a kidney on May 4th, 2006, to a man he didn't meet until after being tested for compatibilityChristine Shedrick donated part of her liver to her sister-in-law on May 4th, 2006Nancy Shotland donated a kidney to an unrelated person on May 4th, 2006Julie Sutton donated a kidney to her brother on May 5th, 2006Barbara donated a kidney to her daughter on May 11th, 2006Brenda Joy Hubbard Oates donated a kidney to her brother, David M. Hubbard, on May 11th, 2006Elise Romero donated a kidney to her dad on May 17th, 2006John P. McGuinness donated a kidney to a stranger, Helen Taranto, which started a three way transfer, on May 31st, 2006Seventeenth anniversary:Timothy Cullen donated part of his liver to his brother on May 1st, 2007Vicki Stronge donated a kidney to her father on May 2nd, 2007Melanie Hall donated a kidney to her daughter on May 3rd, 2007Joe Steward donated a kidney to a friend on May 16th, 2007Sixteenth anniversary:Billy donated a kidney to his mother, Anne, on May 6th, 2008Amanda Smith donated a kidney to her aunt, Sherry Figgins, on May 9th, 2008Jennifer Fenimore donated a kidney to her Mom on May 13th, 2008Phillip Berry donated a kidney to a friend on May 15th, 2008William Ransom donated a kidney to his father-in-law, Ernie Beabes, on May 15th, 2008Steve Estlund donated a kidney to his Uncle Paul on May 21st, 2008Fifteenth anniversary:Laura Ranzenberger donated part of her liver to her sister, Carolyn Eversole, on May 4th, 2009Kelly Wawrzyniakowski donated a kidney to her friend's daughter, 3 year old Mira, on May 13th, 2009Fourteenth anniversary:Melissa Temple donated a kidney to her aunt, Pam Libby, on May 4th, 2010Debbie Heimlich Heffley donated a kidney to her mom on May 21st, 2010Thirteenth anniversary:Ann E. Parker donated a kidney to a friend, James Blank, on May 10th, 2011Sarah donated her left kidney to younger sister, Kaylah, on May 10th, 2011Sara George donated a kidney to her sister, Molly, on May 12th, 2011Amy Bove donated a kidney to her little brother, Nathan Wilcox, on May 24th, 2011Josh Perkins made a non-directed kidney donation on May 24th, 2011Twelfth anniversary:Ray Nelson donated a kidney to his nephew, Zakry Miller, on May 7th, 2012Alexandra Redenius donated a kidney to Steve Ferkau, an unrelated person, on May 8th, 2012Peggy Fischer donated a kidney to her daughter, Breanna, on May 8th, 2012Liz Nicholson donated a kidney to Jeff on May 10th, 2012Vickie Garrett donated a kidney to her friend, Teresa Dixon, on May 14th, 2012Donna Thomas donated a kidney to an unrelated person, Joe Gordon, on May 16th, 2012Rebecca Palacio donated a kidney to her aunt on May 23rd, 2012Eleventh anniversary:Martin Hubbard donated a kidney to his daughter, Karen, on May 2nd, 2013June Irving donated a kidney to her daughter, Alison Brown, on May 15th, 2013Cyndi Kahn donated a kidney to her friend, Luther L., on May 24th, 2013Athena Overstreet donated a kidney to Tera O'Brien, her cousin's wife, on May 28th, 2013Ninth anniversary:Estephanie Zuniga donated a kidney to her husband, Max, on May 1st, 2015Charmin Heimer donated a kidney to her sister's husband's brother, David Hutzel, on May 19th, 2015Christine Arnemann donated a kidney to Andi Ribera, an unrelated person, on May 20th, 2015Eighth anniversary:Tessa Demers donated a kidney to her best friend, Caitlyn Lambert-Hutchinson, on May 16th, 2016Frank Hodowal donated a kidney to his wife, Wendy, on May 26th, 2016Krista Romer-McCarthy donated a kidney to an unknown person on May 26th, 2016
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Unrelated directed kidney donor in 2003, recipient and I both are well.
629 time blood and platelet donor since 1976 and still giving!
Elected to the OPTN/UNOS Boards of Directors & Executive, Kidney Transplantation, and Ad Hoc Public Solicitation of Organ Donors Committees, 2005-2011
Proud grandpa!