Family to celebrate son’s 2nd birthday after second liver transplant
Isaac Calkins is thriving after receiving a second life-saving liver transplant.
Liver Transplant News
Read the latest news about living liver donation.
A heart big enough to save two lives through living organ donation
Anh Nguyen’s extraordinary journey as the first double living organ donor at UC San Diego Health changed the trajectory of two patients’ lives while enriching her own.
Fire fighter receives lifesaving liver transplant after fellow IAFF member steps forward
A social media post connected Dan Carr of Allegany County, MD Local 1715, with Stacey Holden from Annapolis, MD Local 1926 – and saved his life.
Her life was saved by a living liver donor, UCSF says more are needed
UCSF commends a man donated part of his liver to one small child who otherwise would not have survived.
Boy with advanced liver cancer thriving after lifesaving living organ donation from aunt
When Nicole Dearth’s 11-month-old son developed a rare form of liver cancer, and was going to need a liver transplant, his aunt Taylor stepped up to be his donor.
‘Walk with me’
Donor, recipient write story of comfort for pediatric patients.
Heather Boyle donated her liver. 10 days later, her daughter had surgery to remove rare cancer
In November 2024, Autumn Grable posted on Facebook that she needed a liver transplant. Heather Boyle saw the post and started testing as a donor for Grable, who was her daughter’s former gymnastics coach. When she was approved, she reached out to Grable with three words that changed her life: “I’m a match.”
Becoming a living donor: how doctors decide if a liver makes the cut
After getting a liver biopsy, Bobby Click has been approved to donate part of his liver to a stranger through the Living Donor Liver Transplantation Program.
Stepping In, Saving a Life: How Melissa Became a Living Liver Donor
When 29-year-old Melissa McKenney saw her high school friend Brayden’s post on Facebook asking for a living liver donor, she knew she had to step forward. “I felt in my soul that this was my journey. I knew it had to be done and that I was the one to do it.”
I donated part of my liver to a stranger via robotic surgery—here’s what I learned
If it weren’t for my bedtime scroll in December 2023, I would have missed the news story about kids at Children’s Hospital Colorado waiting for a liver transplant. It featured a woman who donated part of her liver to help a child she didn’t know, and encouraged healthy adults to be tested as potential donors.