Mid-America Transplant

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Since 1974, Mid-America Transplant has served as the regional organ and tissue procurement organization for eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and northeast Arkansas, serving 4.7 million people in 84 counties.

"I received lifesaving liver and kidney transplants three years ago. My donor would have turned 52 on Oct. 18, and I tur...
11/07/2025

"I received lifesaving liver and kidney transplants three years ago. My donor would have turned 52 on Oct. 18, and I turned 50 on Sunday.

Here’s a photo with Jacqueline, my donor’s sister, who made the decision to donate. She lives 30 minutes from me, and we have become very close. After my transplants, I reached out to her but didn’t hear back at first. I asked my organ procurement organization to resend my letter, and about six months later, I got a response.

I recently finished seven months of chemotherapy and radiation and am awaiting my MRI and CT scans on Nov. 21. I’m doing well—my weight has gone from 138 pounds to 180.

Thank you, organ donors! Please sign up to be one if you haven’t already."

—Garett B.

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November is Eye Donation Month - a time to raise awareness about cornea donation and transplantation, honor the gift of ...
11/06/2025

November is Eye Donation Month - a time to raise awareness about cornea donation and transplantation, honor the gift of sight given by donors and their families, and celebrate cornea transplant recipients who are now able to live their lives to the fullest. Join the donor registry at SayYesGiveLife.org and help restore sight to those in need! 💙💚

"It has been 33 years since I went into kidney failure. I have been blessed to receive three transplants involving four ...
11/06/2025

"It has been 33 years since I went into kidney failure. I have been blessed to receive three transplants involving four organs. All of our donors are heroes."

—Scott S.

“There will never come a day, hour, minute or second that I stop loving or thinking about my son. Losing a child is a li...
11/05/2025

“There will never come a day, hour, minute or second that I stop loving or thinking about my son. Losing a child is a life sentence — a lonely road with no end. It takes courage, kindness and self-compassion to simply move forward in life.

I talk about him to remember who he was and his impact on this world. I never thought his absence would be such a presence in my life. Organ donation gave me a second life.

Giving the organs changed my life — not only through the tragedy, but by knowing that five people were saved and now have happy families. I could have said no, but my son would not be back.

I am at peace and have no regret. Viggo left me an important mission. He continues to save lives.

I give support to donor families. Donor families are the voice and influence for future donors. No one should die waiting for an organ transplant.

I want to teach the kindness of humanity. Blessings exist. Good people exist. Love is more powerful than death.

Without organ donors, there is no story, no hope, no transplant. When there is an organ donor, hope is born, and a terrible loss becomes a gift.

I decided to turn this tragedy into transformation, to turn loss into legacy.

He brought us sunshine every day. He was pure kindness, full of love, a very special human.

It’s a reminder that even during traumatic times, we can find a way to make choices that reflect love and humanity.

He left me an important mission. I turn my pain toward others. I build empathy, resilience, kindness and gratitude. Viggo was a gift in my life. He left a big lesson about life. Thanks to Viggo, who guides me every day.

Donating organs is a unique example of the human capacity to love. Viggo’s story is an inspiration and continues to save lives.

A simple ‘yes’ can save lives. A single unselfish act can change the world. You must leave a mark in life — a positive mark. The decision is ours: to do something that immortalizes the human inside you.

The world of organ donation and transplantation is a beautiful miracle that saves and heals lives, builds community and gives hope to those in need. It’s not enough to be compassionate — we must act.

Unfortunately, there is a huge gap between the number of people willing to receive and those willing to donate.

We have the power to change lives. Organ donation is an act of generosity and human solidarity — a family helping another family through intense compassion. It’s a humanitarian mission, a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, and a reminder that even in moments of despair, we can find ways to make choices that reflect love and humanity.

It can happen to anyone. It’s a reminder that we all have the power to make a difference and give the gift of life. Donor families have a central role in the donation chain to save lives. We are the voice and influence for future donor families.

The message is very simple: If you contribute to other people’s happiness, you will find the true goal and meaning of life.

Blessings exist. Good people exist. A softer life exists. Let it happen. If you do good, you do good for yourself — every act of kindness we offer comes back to us first.

Together, we can promote a culture of generosity and hope, ultimately saving lives and improving the well-being of patients in need.

By spreading the word about the importance of organ donation, together we can create a more equal society. Let’s make an impact together.

Viggo was a miracle in my life. Now Viggo is a miracle that happened to other lives. He was a champion in life, a champion in golf, and a champion as he saved five lives.”

—Nathalie S.

"I had a double-lung transplant because of pulmonary fibrosis. I am now five years out and doing well. I wrote to my don...
11/05/2025

"I had a double-lung transplant because of pulmonary fibrosis. I am now five years out and doing well. I wrote to my donor’s family on my one-year anniversary but did not receive a response. That’s OK, though. I know their pain of losing someone they love.

My donor was a 37-year-old woman. I do not know her name, so I call her my angel. In my letter to her family, I wrote that she is watching over me and the other people she helped. I planted a crepe myrtle tree in my front yard in her honor, and I look at it every morning when I come downstairs. I included a picture of the tree in my letter to them. I keep them in my prayers every night.

I am so thankful for my donor and think about her every day."

—Dollie B.

"[My donor Zach's gift] means absolutely everything to me. It’s the most amazing thing someone could ever do. It means h...
11/03/2025

"[My donor Zach's gift] means absolutely everything to me. It’s the most amazing thing someone could ever do. It means his legacy still gets to live on through me. I got to meet my donor's mother in August of this year, and it was the most amazing thing ever. I learned so much more about the young man who saved my life." 💙💚

When Ceila was two years old, she was diagnosed with a genetic disorder that affected her liver, and she was added to the national transplant waiting list. That didn't stop her from taking up the family tradition of drag racing, becoming a fourth-generation racer at the age of 8. At 11, her condition worsened, and she thankfully received her gift of a donor liver soon afterwards in January of 2018. Now at 19, she is healthier than ever. She graduated from high school, got to watch her little brother grow up, and is still drag racing.

Story via Donate Life America

"Our daughter’s lung recipient is part of our family, and her letter of thanks literally saved us from the abyss of desp...
11/03/2025

"Our daughter’s lung recipient is part of our family, and her letter of thanks literally saved us from the abyss of despair.

Pictured is our daughter, Amy, and a photo of Carrie and her family, 12 years post-transplant. They were able to adopt a daughter, and Carrie recently had a kidney transplant as well.

We miss our daughter deeply. Her death was a total surprise, and the repercussions have rippled out in both positive and painful ways. Her young children, ages 11 and 9, grew up without her, raised by grief-stricken relatives. But through her death, she saved or improved the lives of more than 70 people.

The words of one recipient gave us more peace than all our own efforts. She is always in our thoughts and actions. Through Transplant Recipients International, we built and now operate a home for transplant candidates, recipients and caregivers. The board of directors named the house Amy’s House.

Though we still grieve, we have transformed that grief into energy — to raise her children and to support people undergoing the transplant process. This is all a reflection of Amy, who embodied loving kindness, befriended those who were marginalized and wholeheartedly supported her children’s aspirations. She was funny, intelligent and creative — beautiful inside and out.

Carrie is made of the same spirit. We consider her our daughter, too, and she is a sister to our surviving daughter, who lives nearby."

—Margaret H.

"Donor family here. We were blessed to meet one of my late husband’s recipients. It truly helps in the healing process —...
11/01/2025

"Donor family here. We were blessed to meet one of my late husband’s recipients. It truly helps in the healing process — at least for us — to know that something good came out of our tragedy."

—Pam M.

November is Native American Heritage Month. 🧡Within the donation and transplantation ecosystem, Native communities have ...
11/01/2025

November is Native American Heritage Month. 🧡

Within the donation and transplantation ecosystem, Native communities have long demonstrated a spirit of giving, resilience, and strength. Yet they continue to face disparities in access to healthcare and transplantation.

This month, we highlight the contributions of Native American donors and donor families whose selfless gifts have saved countless lives.

We also raise awareness about the pressing need for organ, eye and tissue donors within Native American communities. Native Americans and Alaska Natives currently make up approximately 2% of the U.S. population, with over 900 Native Americans/Alaska Natives on the national organ transplant waiting list.

We believe in honoring these communities by elevating their stories, fostering respectful partnerships, and ensuring equitable representation in our shared mission to save lives.

"I am a heart transplant recipient from 2012. I felt so guilty being alive, knowing someone else’s loved one had died. I...
10/31/2025

"I am a heart transplant recipient from 2012. I felt so guilty being alive, knowing someone else’s loved one had died. I talked to my pastor about my feelings, and one simple sentence changed my mindset: 'You didn’t kill them. They gifted you a new heart.'

I was elated. I went home, wrote their family a letter, and sent it to my transplant coordinator, who forwarded it to the donor family. My donor was 29, and his mom is the sweetest person. We made arrangements to meet, and to say the least, it was hard, as I’m a very emotional man.

All my fears went away, and I actually held it together when she wanted to hear her son’s heartbeat once again."

—Terry C.

"I’m the very grateful recipient of two organ transplants — a liver in November 2015, and I’m coming up on my 10-year li...
10/30/2025

"I’m the very grateful recipient of two organ transplants — a liver in November 2015, and I’m coming up on my 10-year liver transplant anniversary — and a kidney transplant in February 2024. I am forever humbled by those who chose to donate their organs so that people like me, and many others, can have a second chance at life. This picture is of me in hospital recovering from my liver transplant in 2015. My daughter snuck her new puppy in to see me."

—Sylvia W.

Eighteen-year-old Kimber Mills was known for her kindness — the type of person who never hesitated to help someone else....
10/29/2025

Eighteen-year-old Kimber Mills was known for her kindness — the type of person who never hesitated to help someone else.

Even in death, her kindness lives on. Mills may have passed away Tuesday when she was taken off life support, but her story doesn’t end there. Instead, it begins again - in the hearts, lungs and lives of others.

“We do nice things for people every day, right? We hold the door, we say please and thank you. This (organ donation) is an extension of that."

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At Mid-America Transplant, our mission is to save lives through excellence in organ and tissue donation. In 2017, we honored hundreds of donors and donor families, funded research projects to improve the lifesaving impact of donation and transplantation, and helped give thousands of patients a second chance at life.