By Jenny Hoover, living kidney donor
I began working as a nurse in the intensive care unit at a hospital in central Ohio in 1983. While I enjoyed the field I was in, I wanted a career that would help me make a difference in the world and get more involved with the community, because I was new to the area. That’s when I met Linda Jones , and she had just started the local organ recovery program. Read More »
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For the heroes who said “yes” to organ and tissue donation, Lifeline of Ohio’s “Hope for the Holidays” event is an occasion to pay tribute to their generosity and offer support to donor families as they enter the holiday season. Read More »
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The Wolverines have beat the Buckeyes in the off -the-field Buckeye-Wolverine Challenge for Life 79,958 to 57,083. In its fifth year, the life-saving competition was designed to motivate fans across Ohio and Michigan to save lives and register as organ and tissue donors. The states competed to see who would register the most new organ and tissue donors before the big game. Read More »
Leave a Comment »Lifeline of Ohio is giving thanks for everyday heroes. Thanksgiving is the perfect opportunity to express our gratitude for those who have said “yes” to organ and tissue donation to let life continue. Read More »
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My journey to a kidney transplant was unexpected. As a nurse and a mother I am used to taking care of others and never anticipated that a routine physical would lead to a life-threatening discovery. In 2005 my doctor referred me to a nephrologist, a kidney specialist, after my blood work indicated abnormalities. I learned that my kidneys were only operating at 25 percent capacity and that a transplant was in my future. Read More »
5 Comments »Over the past weekend, hundreds of religious organizations across the state of Ohio came together for National Donor Sabbath. The annual observance, which is always held two weeks before Thanksgiving, is an opportunity for religious leaders to share their support of organ and tissue donation and overcome a common misconception Ohioans have: that their religion doesn’t support donation.
Members of Second Presbyterian Church participated in honor of former member Chuck Wachtel. Chuck, who passed away at the age of 34, was an organ and tissue donor. Read More »
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This year, a local man will be honored on a national level in the 122nd annual Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif. A floragraph, featuring organ donor Kirk Walker of Columbus, Ohio, will be one of 60 floral portraits adorning the Donate Life Float. Read More »
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Last week I had an opportunity to travel with four of our partner hospitals to Dallas for the 6th National Learning Congress on Organ Donation.
Each hospital was being recognized for their efforts working with Lifeline of Ohio to provide organ donation options to the families they serve. These hospitals have the unique understanding that when every attempt to save a life has failed, that life can have a profound impact on others when organ donation occurs. Read More »
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My Life Seemed So Perfect
by John Nokas (Heart Recipient) It was around Thanksgiving of 2000 and I remember thinking my life seemed so perfect. I was 31 years old, I had a beautiful wife and we were at the OSU Medical Center celebrating the birth of our daughter, Marilyn. Exactly one year later, I was back in the hospital, [...]
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