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Gift of Life Michigan volunteer pays it forward
Oct 14, 2024
Before Leslie Palacios received two new corneas, her life was a blur. The Grand Rapids mom of two struggled to read, to cook, to see her son play football and her triathlete husband cross the finish line. Glasses were no help. Leslie had a hereditary condition called granular dystrophy, and her... read more
Before Leslie Palacios received two new corneas, her life was a blur. The Grand Rapids mom of two... read more
How Katie Vaudrey’s legacy of life continues to make ripples through organ and tissue donation
Aug 26, 2024
At age 15, Katie Vaudrey wrote, “I want to leave ripples in the lives I leave behind.”  She lived her life with this kind of intentionality. Eye, organ and tissue donation is one of the many ways Katie’s ripples continue in the lives she left behind.  As a true middle child with two older... read more
At age 15, Katie Vaudrey wrote, “I want to leave ripples in the lives I leave behind.”  She... read more
A precious gift
Aug 9, 2024
On October 17, 2023, Gretchen Weng, a spirited 15-year-old, peacefully passed away at home from brain cancer, surrounded by her loving family. Until the week before her passing, Gretchen continued to embrace life's simple joys, such as playing board games with her family and sharing laughter with... read more
On October 17, 2023, Gretchen Weng, a spirited 15-year-old, peacefully passed away at home from... read more
Transplant Games of America provides more than healthy competition
May 22, 2024
May 22, 2024 – When a loved one passes away and becomes a donor, the family’s lives are forever changed. Where there was once a grandparent, parent, child, sibling or cousin, there is now loss and grief. When a transplant recipient is given life, sight and/or mobility, their lives are forever... read more
May 22, 2024 – When a loved one passes away and becomes a donor, the family’s lives are forever... read more
Engineer, artist honors the gift of sight
Jan 29, 2024
One sunny, humid day in Minneapolis, Dr. Theo Keith was playing in a golf tournament with his daughter and son-in-law. He usually plays a good game of golf, shooting in the mid 80s, but that afternoon he felt he wasn’t performing like usual. “I knew something wasn’t right,” Dr. Keith said.... read more
One sunny, humid day in Minneapolis, Dr. Theo Keith was playing in a golf tournament with his... read more
The miraculous gift of sight makes life worth living again
Nov 16, 2023
Bruce Katz always thought losing his hearing would be the worst sense to lose. He’s a musician – he sings, he plays the piano and the flute, so the idea of losing his hearing was the worst thing he imagined could happen to him.   That is, until his vision declined so rapidly that he... read more
Bruce Katz always thought losing his hearing would be the worst sense to lose. He’s a... read more
Eversight-backed medical mission brings hope, healing to Honduras
Oct 26, 2023
In June 2023, Eversight, along with ACE Global, supported a medical mission to Honduras led by corneal surgeon Miles Greenwald, MD, of University of Kansas Medical Center in Prairie Village, Kan.  Eversight provided Dr. Greenwald with donor corneas, four of which were for penetrating... read more
In June 2023, Eversight, along with ACE Global, supported a medical mission to Honduras led by... read more
Eversight-backed medical mission restores sight to six people in Kenya
Jun 14, 2023
In January 2023, Eversight provided donor corneas for a medical mission to Kisii, Kenya led by Eversight surgeon Michael Seward, MD, of Great Lakes Eye Care in St. Joseph, Mich.  Eversight provided the medical mission with tissues for patients at Kisii Eye Hospital in Kisii, Kenya, the... read more
In January 2023, Eversight provided donor corneas for a medical mission to Kisii, Kenya led by... read more
A birthday celebration that gives the gift of sight
Jun 9, 2023
In 2005, Franklin Warren was watching a basketball game with a few of his friends when he noticed he couldn’t read the score of the game on his TV. Shortly after that, Franklin went to his optometrist who diagnosed him with keratoconus, a condition that occurs when the cornea thins and... read more
In 2005, Franklin Warren was watching a basketball game with a few of his friends when he... read more
A decision that travels the world
Apr 19, 2023
Editor’s note: Eversight asked why people chose to join the donor registry, and this is one registered donor’s story. You can tell us why you joined, too, or consider joining the registry if you haven’t.  Bose Wright and her sister, AJ, joined the donor registry the moment they... read more
Editor’s note: Eversight asked why people chose to join the donor registry, and this is one... read more