Read our stories of hope and inspiration, and if you are willing, write us with your own story to add here . . .
(e-mail your story for consideration to:  info@trioweb.org and put "Youth Story" in the subject line)

Click on the photos below to link to their full stories AND on the links to individual events or happenings in both theirs and other transplanted youthful lives listed below those photos . . .

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Heart and liver recipient, age: 31, Muran Veniszee

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Altruistic kidney donor, age: 28, Josh Morrison

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Liver transplant recipient, age: 23,  Julie Bonn

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Heart (twice) and kidney transplant recipient and author, age: 21,  Bill Coon

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Living donated kidney transplant recipient, age: 27,  Valen Cover

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Liver transplant recipient, age:25, Holly  Werlein: 

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Kidney transplant recipient, age:27, Mary  Wu: 

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Liver recipient, Age 20, Gabrielle Archangelo:

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Liver recipient, Age 32, Terri Lynne:

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Two recent updates from Valen Cover.  First is the news that she has been selected as a winner of the Astellas Ride of a Lifetime on the 2011 Rose Bowl Donate Life float. (<-- click here to read her winning essay)   Secondly, you can hear her interview on Your Kidney Talk  <-- by clicking here

And in a recent MTV special real life show we hear the transplant challenged life stories of two young people: http://www.facebook.com/l/476cb;www.mtv.com/videos/true-life-i-need-a-transplant/1633978/playlist.jhtml

The power of one person spreading the word: "Transplantation works!" . . .
Articles about youthful transplant recipients sharing their inspiring stories:

Holly's TV interview (Dec 2010)

Ossining kidney recipient champions organ donation

Transplant Games honor those who give the greatest gift (op-ed by Mary Wu)

Twins survive cycstic fibrosis, lung transplants

A Life-Changing Day: My Miraculous Second Chance

Canadian Book Wins Award of Excellence (My Favorite American: Valen Cover's biography)

In Their Words: Valen Cover spreads story of hope, triumph over polycystic kidney disease

Holly Werlein is semifinalist in National Kidney Foundation's competition

Second Chance for the "Gift of Life"

Class of 2010: Erica Stein, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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And now, submit your article, share your story . . .  e-mail a link or article to info@trioweb.org
 

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