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Press Alt+1 for screen-reader mode, Alt+0 to cancelAccessibility Screen-Reader Guide, Feedback, and Issue Reporting * About Us * Back * 50 Year History * Back * 50 Stories for 50 Years * Leadership Team * National Perspective * Charitable Giving * Newsroom * Careers * Social Media * Contact Us * About Donation * Back * Donation Process * Placenta Donation * Living Organ Donation * LGBTQ+ Donation * Donation Facts & FAQs * Who We Serve * Back * Organ & Tissue Donors * Back * How to Become a Donor * Am I an Organ Donor? * Donor Families * Back * Grief Support * Writing to Transplant Recipients * Donor Remembrance Quilts * Share Your Story * Transplant Recipients * Back * Waiting List / Process * Writing to Donor Families * Share Your Story * Professionals * Back * First Responders * Funeral Professionals * Hospice Partners * Volunteers * Resources * Back * Donor Remembrance Quilts * Educator Resources * Grief Support * LifeLINES * News/Blog * Videos * Charitable Giving * Back * Champions Gala * Make a Contribution * News * Get Involved * Back * Make a Contribution * Events * Back * Community Events * Continuing Education * Legislative Advocacy * Community & Workplace Partners * Back * Faith Communities * Income Tax Preparers * Municipal Clerks * Volunteer * Back * Become a Volunteer * Volunteer Training * Youth Outreach * Back * All of Us * Campus Challenge * Youth Driver Ed * HOSA Challenge * Multicultural Communities * Back * Latinx Outreach * African American Outreach * Arab American Become a Donor Skip to content Newsletter Contribute English English Spanish Arabic Search * About Us * 50 Year History * 50 Stories for 50 Years * Leadership Team * Careers * Charitable Giving * National Perspective * Newsroom * Social Media * Contact Us * About Donation * Donation Process * Placenta Donation * Living Organ Donation * LGBTQ+ Donation * Donation Facts & FAQs * Who We Serve * Organ & Tissue Donors * How to Become a Donor * Am I an Organ Donor? * Donor Families * Grief Support * Writing to Transplant Recipients * Donor Remembrance Quilts * Share Your Story * Transplant Recipients * Waiting List / Process * Writing to Donor Families * Share Your Story * Professionals * First Responders * Hospital Professionals * Hospice Partners * Funeral Professionals * Volunteers * Resources * Donor Remembrance Quilts * Educator Resources * Grief Support * LifeLINES * News/Blog * Videos * Charitable Giving * Champions Gala * Make a Contribution * News * Get Involved * Make a Contribution * Events * Community Events * Continuing Education * Legislative Advocacy * Community & Workplace Partners * Faith Communities * Income Tax Preparers * Municipal Clerks * Volunteer * Become a Volunteer * Volunteer Training * Youth Outreach * All of Us * Campus Challenge * Youth Driver Ed * HOSA Challenge * Multicultural Communities * Latinx Outreach * African American Outreach * Arab American * Become an Organ Donor Become a Donor GIFT OF LIFE WE HONOR LIFE THROUGH DONATION Choosing to become an organ and tissue donor can make an impact on many lives. Read the stories of donors and recipients, and find out how you can make a difference! Learn About Donation WAITING TO LIVE SHERRY JOHNSON'S STORY Sherry Johnson learned this summer that she needs another transplant to live. The 52-year-old wife and mom is generously sharing the daily blog she’s composing from her room at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor, where her transplant team is caring for her while she waits. It is equal parts inspirational, funny and heartbreakingly real. A corner room on the 7th floor has been Sherry’s home since August 8. She will remain there until she receives a generous organ donor’s gift. Read Sherry's Story READ THE DIGITAL LIFELINES MAGAZINE Read the digital magazine, featuring the story of Rachel Kuntzsch, whose life was suddenly in peril until she was saved by an anonymous donor on Thanksgiving Day. 50 YEARS WITH HIS BROTHER'S KIDNEY Guadalupe's life was saved 50 years ago by someone very close to him - his brother! DOUBLE-LUNG RECIPIENT SHARES HER SPIRIT AND COMPASSION Debora Dearring is sharing her story to help inspire others in her community. HEART STUDY RESULTS IN MORE TRANSPLANTS In partnership with Standford University, more hearts can be transplanted thanks to research conducted with Michigan donor hearts. CHAMPIONS GALA EXPECTED TO GROW IN 2024 The Champions Gala is going to be the event of the year in 2024! BECOME A DONOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE Organ and tissue donation embodies one simple truth: You have the power to save and improve lives by deciding to be a donor. Many people don't think about organ and tissue donation until it directly affects their lives. When the topic comes up, many realize they have lingering questions about donation. We are here to answer those questions and correct the many misconceptions about donation. The life of every Michigan patient waiting for an organ transplant depends upon people making educated, compassionate decisions about being an organ, tissue and eye donor. Explore the Donation Process DONATION IN MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITIES Since 1971, Gift of Life Michigan has honored life by connecting people who need vital organ and tissue transplants with donors. LATINX EXPERIENCE The decision to donate is an important decision. We know that faith and family informs this decision. AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Despite a history of mistrust and misinformation, doctors will work just as hard to save your life. ARAB AMERICAN EXPERIENCE We are partnering with healthcare professionals and community leaders to ensure information about organ donation is culturally sensitive and consistent with faith beliefs. MAKING A DIFFERENCE WHO WE SERVE DONORS Learn how to become a donor, what organs are eligible for donation, and more. Read More DONOR FAMILIES We help you and the rest of your family cope, grieve, understand and – if you wish – become an advocate of donation. Read More RECIPIENTS While GOL doesn't work directly with/assign organs to recipients, transplant recipients are why we do what we do. Read More VOLUNTEERS Want to get involved? Find out how you can make a difference through volunteering with Gift of Life Michigan! Read More BY THE NUMBERS 0+ Number of Michigan patients who have received a life-saving organ transplant in the past 10 years. 0 Number of lives saved each day by an organ transplant in the United States. 0+ Number of people on the national organ transplant waiting list. Learn About Donation RECENT POSTS GIFT OF LIFE BLOG FIFTY FOR 50, STORIES OF HOPE | AUGUST 3, 2021 BROTHERLY LOVE: DONATED KIDNEY PROVIDES SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE Read More FIFTY FOR 50, STORIES OF HOPE | AUGUST 3, 2021 ‘MY SON LIVES ON IN OTHERS AND HE’S ALWAYS GOING TO LIVE IN ME’ Read More | JULY 9, 2021 GIFT OF LIFE MICHIGAN TO REQUIRE STAFF TO GET COVID-19 VACCINE Read More NEWS | NOVEMBER 10, 2023 GIFT OF LIFE MICHIGAN CEO PRAISES PROTECTIONS FOR LIVING ORGAN DONORS Read More NEWS | OCTOBER 20, 2023 A NEW BILL WILL REQUIRE EDUCATION ABOUT ORGAN DONATION IN MICHIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS Read More BLOG, LET'S TALK, STORIES OF HOPE | OCTOBER 16, 2023 TISSUE DONOR CHANGES LIFE FOR BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR Read More BLOG, GIFT OF LIFELINES, STORIES OF HOPE | SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 TRANSPLANT THROWBACK: GUADALUPE ALEJOS Read More BLOG, GIFT OF LIFELINES, STORIES OF HOPE | SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 LANSING HEART RECIPIENT SAVES LIVES BY TELLING HER STORY OF HOPE Read More BLOG, GIFT OF LIFELINES, NEWS | SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 NEW LAW LETS RESIDENTS SIGN UP THROUGH TAX FORMS Read More BLOG, GIFT OF LIFELINES | SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 BABY JADE TOWNSEND SAVES THE LIFE OF ANOTHER INFANT Read More BLOG, GIFT OF LIFELINES, NEWS | SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 GIFT OF LIFE’S GALA GENERATES THOUSANDS FOR CRITICAL PROGRAMS Read More BLOG | SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 “ALL OF US” SURGES IN POPULARITY AT SCHOOLS ACROSS MICHIGAN Read More BLOG, GIFT OF LIFELINES | SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 THINK AGAIN IF YOU BELIEVE YOU’RE TOO OLD TO BE A DONOR Read More BLOG, GIFT OF LIFELINES | SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 STAFF SPOTLIGHT: CINDY ZARATE TAKES CARE OF DONORS IN THE DAYS, HOURS AND MINUTES BEFORE THEY GIVE THEIR FINAL GIFTS Read More BLOG, NEWS | AUGUST 17, 2023 DONATE LIFE NIGHT AT THE ZOO CELEBRATES ORGAN DONORS, TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS AND RENEWED LIFE Read More BLOG | AUGUST 7, 2023 ‘IT HAPPENED TO ME’ Read More BLOG, LET'S TALK, NEWS | AUGUST 1, 2023 NATIONAL MINORITY DONOR AWARENESS MONTH IS CRUCIAL TO SAVING MORE LIVES Read More BLOG, NEWS | JULY 24, 2023 GIFT OF LIFE HOSTED ANNUAL LIFE WALK/RUN ON BELLE ISLE Read More BLOG, NEWS | JULY 19, 2023 GOV. WHITMER SIGNS BILL TO ADD ORGAN DONOR REGISTRY QUESTION TO STATE INCOME TAX FORMS IN 2024 Read More BLOG, NEWS | JUNE 26, 2023 HUNDREDS CELEBRATE NEW LEGISLATION PLACING DONOR REGISTRY QUESTION ON STATE INCOME TAX FORMS Read More BLOG, NEWS | JUNE 22, 2023 GIFT OF LIFE MICHIGAN CEO NAMED PRESIDENT-ELECT OF ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING ORGAN DONATION PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY Read More BLOG, NEWS | JUNE 5, 2023 GIFT OF LIFE MICHIGAN BREAKS YET ANOTHER STATE RECORD FOR DONORS Read More BLOG, NEWS | MAY 11, 2023 BILL TO ADD DONOR REGISTRATION OPTION TO TAX FORMS PASSES MICHIGAN HOUSE Read More BLOG, NEWS | APRIL 26, 2023 DONOR REGISTRY AWARENESS BILL INTRODUCED IN MICHIGAN Read More BLOG | APRIL 14, 2023 TRANSPLANT THROWBACK: CAROL CERNY Read More BLOG | APRIL 14, 2023 HISTORIC GIFT FUNDS STUDENT EDUCATION Read More BLOG, NEWS | APRIL 14, 2023 GIFT OF LIFE SETS ORGAN AND TISSUE RECORDS IN 2022 Read More BLOG | APRIL 13, 2023 PLACENTA DONATION OFFERS SUPER-HEALING POWERS TO PATIENTS IN NEED Read More BLOG | APRIL 13, 2023 WORKPLACE PARTNERSHIPS EXPAND OUR REACH Read More BLOG, NEWS | APRIL 13, 2023 PROPOSED STATE BILLS WOULD EDUCATE AND REGISTER MORE DONORS Read More BLOG | APRIL 13, 2023 STAFF SPOTLIGHT: MICHIGAN DONORS CONTRIBUTE TO GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH Read More BLOG | APRIL 13, 2023 MICHIGAN DONORS HELP WITH IMPORTANT BRAIN RESEARCH Read More BLOG | APRIL 6, 2023 GIFT OF LIFE RECOGNIZES CHAMPIONS OF ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION Read More BLOG, LET'S TALK | APRIL 6, 2023 ORGAN DONATION AWARENESS IS KEY IN MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITIES Read More BLOG, NEWS | APRIL 5, 2023 BILL WOULD ADD ORGAN DONOR REGISTRY QUESTION TO STATE INCOME TAX FORMS Read More BLOG, STORIES OF HOPE | MARCH 29, 2023 VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: LIVER TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT DREAMS BIG Read More BLOG | FEBRUARY 8, 2023 MICHIGAN WOMAN PENS BOOK ABOUT DAUGHTER, ORGAN DONATION Read More BLOG, GIFT OF LIFELINES | JANUARY 31, 2023 DON’T LET MISINFORMATION ABOUT ORGAN DONATION AFFECT YOUR DECISIONS Read More BLOG, NEWS | JANUARY 9, 2023 GIFT OF LIFE MICHIGAN SETS RECORD FOR ORGAN, TISSUE DONORS IN 2022 Read More BLOG, LET'S TALK, NEWS | DECEMBER 22, 2022 BLOOMFIELD HILLS COUPLE PLEDGES $125,000 TO GIFT OF LIFE MICHIGAN Read More BLOG, NEWS | DECEMBER 9, 2022 LEGISLATION PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION IN ORGAN TRANSPLANT SYSTEM Read More BLOG | NOVEMBER 16, 2022 “IT’S LIKE I HAVE A NEW FAMILY NOW” Read More BLOG, GIFT OF LIFELINES | OCTOBER 10, 2022 WHAT IS THE AGE LIMIT FOR ORGAN & TISSUE DONATION? Read More BLOG, STORIES OF HOPE | OCTOBER 10, 2022 LANSING FATHER OF 7-YEAR-OLD DONOR PRESENTS AWARD TO PRODUCERS OF POPULAR ‘CHICAGO MED’ IN HOLLYWOOD Read More BLOG, GIFT OF LIFELINES | OCTOBER 10, 2022 STAFF SPOTLIGHT: FOR A DECADE, STEPHANIE SOMMER HAS BEEN THE FACE OF GIFT OF LIFE FOR MES AND FUNERAL HOMES Read More BLOG, GIFT OF LIFELINES, STORIES OF HOPE | OCTOBER 10, 2022 TRACY AND HOLLY: A LOVE STORY Read More BLOG, LET'S TALK, STORIES OF HOPE | OCTOBER 7, 2022 FENTON COUPLE DRAWS ON EXPERIENCE TO PROMOTE ORGAN DONATION Read More BLOG, NEWS | OCTOBER 6, 2022 GIFT OF LIFE MICHIGAN, DNR TEAM UP TO SAVE LIVES Read More BLOG | SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 FOUNDATION GRANT HONORS HEART RECIPIENT WHO INSPIRED MANY Read More BLOG, GIFT OF LIFELINES, NEWS | JULY 27, 2022 LIFE WALK RETURNS TO HISTORIC BELLE ISLE FOR 25TH YEAR Read More BLOG, GIFT OF LIFELINES | JULY 26, 2022 TEAM MICHIGAN HEADS TO SAN DIEGO FOR THE DONATE LIFE TRANSPLANT GAMES Read More NEWS | JULY 26, 2022 DONATION SUPPORTERS RALLY FOR “CHECK YOUR HEART” AT MICHIGAN CAPITOL Read More BLOG, GIFT OF LIFELINES, STORIES OF HOPE | JULY 26, 2022 MOM HELPS OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS REMEMBER FRIEND AND CLASSMATE WHO SAVED SIX LIVES Read More BLOG, GIFT OF LIFELINES, LET'S TALK | JULY 25, 2022 SAGINAW MAN DETERMINED TO REGAIN HEALTH, MOBILITY Read More NEWS | JULY 25, 2022 DONATE LIFE DAY AT THE ZOO CELEBRATES ORGAN DONORS, TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS AND LIFE Read More BLOG, GIFT OF LIFELINES, STORIES OF HOPE | JULY 22, 2022 VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: RECIPIENT LAUNCHES CHARITY, RAISES MONEY IN HONOR OF 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF HER LUNG TRANSPLANT Read More BLOG, LET'S TALK, STORIES OF HOPE | MAY 16, 2022 ‘ORGAN DONATION WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO’ Read More BLOG, GIFT OF LIFELINES, STORIES OF HOPE | APRIL 27, 2022 BORN A HERO Read More BLOG, GIFT OF LIFELINES | APRIL 25, 2022 BREAKING THE TIME BARRIER: ORGAN CARE SYSTEM PRESERVES LUNGS OUTSIDE THE BODY Read More BLOG | APRIL 7, 2022 ‘IT GAVE HIM EIGHT GOOD YEARS WITH HIS LOVED ONES’ Read More BLOG | MARCH 29, 2022 GIFT OF LIFE MICHIGAN INTRODUCES CHIEF MASCOT Read More BLOG, LET'S TALK | MARCH 2, 2022 FLINT MAN JUGGLES WORK, FAMILY AND KIDNEY DIALYSIS WHILE WAITING FOR A TRANSPLANT Read More | FEBRUARY 16, 2022 BREAKING THE TIME BARRIER: NEW SYSTEM EXTENDS LIFE, VIABILITY OF DONATED LUNGS Read More | FEBRUARY 14, 2022 ‘I DON’T TAKE A SINGLE DAY FOR GRANTED’ Read More | JANUARY 17, 2022 RECORD NUMBER OF ORGAN DONORS SAVE LIVES IN 2021 Read More BLOG | JANUARY 17, 2022 ‘YOU HAVE TO LIVE LIKE YOUR DONOR IS WATCHING YOU’ Read More BLOG | JANUARY 10, 2022 THE GREATEST HEART HUG Read More BLOG, FIFTY FOR 50 | DECEMBER 23, 2021 CALEDONIA MAN SHARES MESSAGE OF HOPE AFTER 2ND HEART TRANSPLANT Read More | DECEMBER 21, 2021 GOVERNOR SIGNS HOPE ACT INTO LAW Read More BLOG, FIFTY FOR 50 | DECEMBER 20, 2021 ‘MARY’S SPIRIT WILL ALWAYS LIVE ON, AND IT’S A BEAUTIFUL THING’ Read More | DECEMBER 17, 2021 GIFT OF LIFE MICHIGAN CERTIFIED AS ‘GREAT PLACE TO WORK’ Read More BLOG, FIFTY FOR 50 | DECEMBER 17, 2021 HEART TRANSPLANT PROVIDES NEW LEASE, PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE Read More FIFTY FOR 50, LET'S TALK, STORIES OF HOPE | DECEMBER 11, 2021 ORGAN DONATION ADVOCATE WORKS TO BREAK DOWN MYTHS Read More STORIES OF HOPE | NOVEMBER 30, 2021 BROTHER DONATES KIDNEY TO SAVE OLDER SIBLING Read More | NOVEMBER 23, 2021 GIFT OF LIFE MICHIGAN CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF SAVING, IMPROVING LIVES Read More FIFTY FOR 50, LET'S TALK, STORIES OF HOPE | NOVEMBER 9, 2021 ‘IT’S ALL IN DIVINE ORDER’ Read More | OCTOBER 29, 2021 VOLUNTEERS CREATE COMFORT FOR GRIEVING FAMILIES Read More BLOG, FIFTY FOR 50 | OCTOBER 29, 2021 ‘THIS COMMUNITY HAS REALLY TOUCHED MY HEART’ Read More BLOG, FIFTY FOR 50, STORIES OF HOPE | OCTOBER 20, 2021 ‘I WOKE UP, AND I FELT WHOLE’ Read More | OCTOBER 8, 2021 HOPE ACT CLEARS FIRST SENATE HURDLE Read More | SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 SPECTRUM BUTTERWORTH HOSPITAL HONORED BY GIFT OF LIFE MICHIGAN Read More FIFTY FOR 50, LET'S TALK, STORIES OF HOPE | SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 ‘I FELT BRAND NEW’ Read More | SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 GIFT OF LIFE MICHIGAN SEES THIRD CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF RECORD NUMBER OF ORGAN DONORS Read More | SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 ‘IT’S BECOME MY MISSION’ Read More FIFTY FOR 50, LET'S TALK, STORIES OF HOPE | AUGUST 26, 2021 TWO-TIME KIDNEY RECIPIENT INSPIRES OTHERS TO LEAD HEALTHIER LIVES Read More FIFTY FOR 50, STORIES OF HOPE | AUGUST 18, 2021 ‘SHE HAD A HIGHER PURPOSE’ Read More LET'S TALK | AUGUST 3, 2021 AUGUST IS NATIONAL MINORITY DONOR AWARENESS MONTH Read More FIFTY FOR 50, STORIES OF HOPE | AUGUST 3, 2021 BROTHERLY LOVE: DONATED KIDNEY PROVIDES SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE Read More FIFTY FOR 50, STORIES OF HOPE | AUGUST 3, 2021 ‘MY SON LIVES ON IN OTHERS AND HE’S ALWAYS GOING TO LIVE IN ME’ Read More | JULY 9, 2021 GIFT OF LIFE MICHIGAN TO REQUIRE STAFF TO GET COVID-19 VACCINE Read More NEWS | NOVEMBER 10, 2023 GIFT OF LIFE MICHIGAN CEO PRAISES PROTECTIONS FOR LIVING ORGAN DONORS Read More NEWS | OCTOBER 20, 2023 A NEW BILL WILL REQUIRE EDUCATION 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