A grieving mother who lost her teenage daughter provided the gift of life to one of her closest friends. Illinois woman Vicki Olds lost her daughter, Domonique “Nikki” Smith, at age 18 last year but donated her child’s heart so that her friend could live reports ABC News. The touching tale unfolded after Old’s daughter […]

  Jack D. Lynch is the Director of Community Affairs for the Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network. Born and raised on the…

Did you know that more than over 270 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant because there are simply not enough organs available. Currently, patients waiting for an organ donation are placed on a national waiting list through the government. A computer system matches patients to donor organs according to objective criteria such […]