Donate Life North Carolina

11/12/2025

You can spread when you sign up as an organ and tissue donor. Donors can save and heal up to 75 lives--which can mean so much to the almost 4,000 North Carolinians on the list right now.

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11/12/2025

In 2009, Bridget was diagnosed with a lung condition. For over 14 years, she managed her illness until December of 2022, when she ended up in the hospital and on oxygen.

Bridget was listed for transplant, and 3 months later, she received the gift of new lungs.

The road to full recovery was not an easy one. Before her transplant, her lung disease damaged her heart, and Bridget needed a pacemaker. After the transplant, she went into kidney failure, requiring dialysis for several weeks.

But Bridget got through it.

"I had to do it for my boys, my husband, and my family. Of course, for myself as well. The first year was rough, like they said it would be. But I bounced back from every setback. Literally every month. I made it to my one year! And now I’m two years alive, with my second chance at life. With full gratitude and thanks to my donor."



*Story from Donate Life America

11/07/2025

Did you know Donate Life NC can provide a curriculum and classroom materials to help teach your students about organ donation? Request yours today! Email Tiffianna at telmore@donatelifenc.org.

11/06/2025

"January 16th, 2023, was the day my life changed forever. I was terrified of what was happening to me in front of my eyes. My legs were swollen and red, I had jaundice in my eyes and skin, and my stomach always hurt. I went from weighing 215 pounds to 135 pounds at my lowest point within a month. Doctors diagnosed me with Autoimmune Hepatitis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, which ultimately resulted in me having end-stage liver failure. I was terrified. I would have to get paracentesis weekly, over 20+ times, which would result in about 16-18 lbs worth of fluid in my stomach, which would put a lot of pressure on my lungs, and make it hard to breathe. I was added to the liver transplant waiting list on September 10th, 2023. A little over a year later, in October 2024, I received a call at 1:17am that a liver had become available, and was a match made for me! Over a three-hour drive later, we were all checked in to get my liver transplant later on that morning. 9 hours later, a successful surgery was performed. Now, I’m living my best life, and living it to the fullest!" – Quinton.

11/03/2025

There is so much you can do to help others. Including signing up as an organ, eye and tissue donor. As a donor, you can save and heal more than 75 others. Learn more at DonateLifeNC.org. (link in bio)

10/31/2025

Making advance plans to donate your needed organs and tissues is safe and simple! Sign up at DonateLifeNC.org.

10/30/2025

Did you know you can choose to help as a deceased organ and tissue donor? Sign up at DonateLifeNC.org and, if you are a match after you die, you can save lives as a donor. Visit the link in our bio to learn more.

10/29/2025

"Sky was diagnosed with a rare liver disease called Biliary Atresia. With no current cure for this disease, she had a Kasai procedure done, which reroutes the GI system in hopes of a better flow of bile. Despite the operation, doctors explained that a liver transplant could still be necessary in the future.

"Once she was about 5-6 months, her GI doctor decided it was time to start the workup for transplant. My daughter's health reached a point where she could no longer stay home due to liver failure, and she was admitted to the PICU at Johns Hopkins and was placed on the transplant list.

"It had been 45 days since she was listed when one day, her doctors came in and said they found a match for her. But after her transplant, she went to the OR 5 times within 2 weeks, had a chest tube placed, and had 2 code bells ring throughout the halls of the PICU.

"After 4 weeks of a bumpy rollercoaster, when the day of discharge finally came, our social worker, Erica, came to our room and told us that Sky had been admitted for exactly 100 days.

"It has now been almost 3 years since her liver transplant, and she is as healthy as can be. She runs, jumps and plays with no limits. She has such a boldness inside of her that she isn't hesitant to bring out. She is fearless and ready to take on anything. She graduated from her therapies and met her nutrition goals. She went from 11 medications to now only 5 medications. She went from lab appointments twice a week to labs once a month. She went from having GI appointments every week to now every 5 months.

"The light was there the whole time. The light was at the beginning of the tunnel, in the tunnel, at the end of the tunnel, and was also there waiting for the next tunnel." – Sky's mother, Paris.

Anyone from newborns to senior citizens can join the organ, eye and tissue donor registry! You can be a donor, even if you have been sick, had cancer in the past or have HIV or Hepatitis C. If you are between 16 and 18, your parents would make the ultimate decision, but you can still have that cute,...

10/28/2025

You can save and heal lives as an organ, eye and tissue donor. Sign up in just two minutes at DonateLifeNC.org. (link in bio)

10/23/2025

Yolanda was in her early 20s when she started losing her vision. She was diagnosed with glaucoma, a condition that can lead to total blindness. At 25, Yolanda’s situation had become so dire that she underwent emergency surgery to try to save her sight. Unfortunately, the surgery did not help. Yolanda later received the news that a cornea transplant on her right eye was her only hope for restoring her eyesight. Today, Yolanda is seeing the world again in a new way. She says that her corneal transplant is the best gift she has ever received. She is grateful for the support from her transplant surgeon and her local eye bank throughout her transplantation journey, as well as for her faith. Above all else, Yolanda is grateful to her donor for giving her sight and the ability to live a life full of possibilities.

10/21/2025

Don't count yourself out! You can save a life at any age as an organ donor. Sign up at the , on your iPhone Health App or right now at DonateLifeNC.org.