Success Stories

Behind every statistic is a human being. These are the stories of people who found hope, found their match, and got a second chance at life — because someone heard their story.

Bonnie LaRossa
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Bonnie LaRossa

Bonnie LaRossa stepped forward as a living kidney donor and entered a paired kidney swap program — a chain of donations that ultimately save

Eight lives saved through a single living kidney donation and swap chain.

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Sara Toffoli
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Sara Toffoli

After seeing Torrey Greene's story in the media, Sara Toffoli came forward as a living kidney donor and gave him a second chance at life. Wa

Living kidney donor to Torrey Greene.

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Torrey Greene
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Torrey Greene

Torrey Greene shares what it felt like to receive a life-saving kidney from a complete stranger, Sara Toffoli. His story is a testament to t

Received a living kidney from a stranger who saw his story.

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Hodaya Amran (recipient) / Tzivia (donor)
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Hodaya Amran (recipient) / Tzivia (donor)

A Save One Person News Alert posted via 1010 WINS and Vos Iz Neias resulted in a London mother of five, Tzivia, donating a kidney to a 10-ye

Successful transplant from London donor to Israeli child

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John Schoueten (recipient) / Tami Brody (donor)
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John Schoueten (recipient) / Tami Brody (donor)

Tami Brody from Oklahoma read a Save One Alert about John Schoueten of NJ, who had been in renal failure for two years. She contacted him af

Successful kidney transplant; recipient now serves in US Army

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Torrey Greene (recipient) / Sara Toffoli (donor)
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Torrey Greene (recipient) / Sara Toffoli (donor)

Torrey Greene received a life-saving kidney after Sara Toffoli saw a PIX news segment picked up from a Save One Alert. Torrey shares what it

Successful kidney transplant

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Sara Toffoli
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Sara Toffoli

Sara Toffoli donated a kidney after seeing a Save One Alert on PIX TV. Ever wonder how it feels to save someone''s life — Sara talks about h

Successful living kidney donation

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Stuart Zimmer (recipient) / Regina Grebb (donor)
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Stuart Zimmer (recipient) / Regina Grebb (donor)

In 2004, at age 36, Stuart Zimmer was dialysis-dependent with severe complications including dangerously elevated blood pressure (280/180) a

Successful kidney transplant; both donor and recipient thrived post-op

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Bonnie Larossa
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Bonnie Larossa

Bonnie Larossa, after watching a Save One Alert on TV, chose to donate a kidney in a swap program. Later we learned that her act of heroism

8 lives saved through kidney swap chain

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Hershey Fellig (recipient) / Marisa (donor)
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Hershey Fellig (recipient) / Marisa (donor)

Hershey Fellig, a religious man from LA, received a living kidney donor from a devout Catholic woman in Alabama after Marisa read about his

Cross-faith kidney match; NBC News coverage

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Adam Krief
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Adam Krief

Adam Krief lost his fight against blood cancer and is now with the angels. Adam found a bone marrow match through the collective effort of a

Patient passed away; 7 other recipients matched through Adam's drives

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Anthony Daniels
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Anthony Daniels

Anthony Daniels battled Hodgkin''s Lymphoma since his teens, undergoing chemo and radiation for years. We publicized his need for a bone mar

Cancer-free after stem cell transplant; helped 50+ others find matches

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Dr. Ronald Richman
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Dr. Ronald Richman

Dr. Ronald Richman, an internist from New York, received the gift of a lifetime — a kidney from a total stranger from Florida — after Channe

Kidney transplant from stranger; thriving 4+ years post-op

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Will

Will

PIX 11 picked up Will's Save One Alert as he searched for a living liver donor. His story reached thousands of viewers — exactly the kind of

Story reached television audience seeking a living liver donor match.

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Rebecca

Rebecca

We could not save Rebecca, but her idea lives on. She proposed a powerful change — making bone marrow donor kits available through taxes or

Sparked a public conversation about expanding access to bone marrow registration.

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Noah Orchard

Noah Orchard

Noah Orchard, a 19-year-old from Wetaskiwin, Alberta with Cystic Fibrosis and Type 1 Diabetes, received a life-saving liver transplant on Oc

Liver transplant successful

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Frank Biscardi

Frank Biscardi

Frank Biscardi, a 54-year-old man from Port Jefferson Station with rare B-positive blood, attended dialysis three times weekly while facing

Living donor match found

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Dr. Ronald Richman

Dr. Ronald Richman

This doctor saved lives — now he needed his life saved. PIX11 picked up one of our Save One Alerts and, through the power of the media, the

Kidney transplant via PIX11 coverage

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Unnamed Family

Unnamed Family

Father of a girl with developmental challenges received help after PIX11 picked up our Save One Alert and aired the TV segment on Help Me Ho

Family received support

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Shlomo Rosenblum

Shlomo Rosenblum

Shlomo Rosenblum, 41, a licensed counselor and community leader living in Jerusalem (born in Johannesburg), battled autoimmune hepatitis sin

Liver transplant received

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If you or someone you know needs a living kidney donor, liver donor, bone marrow match, or other life-saving miracle, contact Lauren Finkelstein to get started.

Email LaurenCall 917-572-6385