Florida man receives heart transplant from family he already knew

Florida man receives heart transplant from family he already knew

By Robert Boyd Click here for updates on this story     TAMPA (WFTS) — April is Donate Life Month, and there are currently 115,000 people living in America waiting for an organ transplant. Robert Humphrey was one of them until, out of nowhere, he received a message that would change his life and save his life. Entering 2025, Humphrey, of Riverview, wasn’t sure he was going to share another wedding anniversary with his high school sweetheart Mari…

'I count every day'

April is National Donate Life Month and more than 600 people in Cincinnati are urgently waiting for the gift that will save their lives.John Mock received a life-saving gift of a liver transplant on June 22, 2018."Today is day 2,488 post-transplant, I count every day," Mock said.It all started when his stomach enlarged overnight on December 28, 2017."On the morning of December 29th, which was my middle daughter's 26th birthday, I woke up looking…

Riverview man receives heart transplant from family he already knew

April is Donate Life Month, and there are currently 115,000 people living in America waiting for an organ transplant. Robert Humphrey was one of them until, out of nowhere, he received a message that would change his life and save his life.Entering 2025, Humphrey, of Riverview, wasnt sure he was going to share another wedding anniversary with his high school sweetheart Marie. He was only given a few weeks to live unless he received a heart trans…

A second chance at life …

Greg Lewis got a second chance to live after he received a liver transplant at UAB. After he was placed on the transplant list, Lewis received his new liver and a second chance at life, because of the generosity of an organ donor. Submitted picture Greg Lewis and his wife, Sarah, live in the Chilton Community. On March 31, 2025, Lewis received a life-saving liver transplant at UAB in Birmingham, thanks to a generous person who had volunteered to…

A Final Gift: Inside America’s Organ Transplant System

A Final Gift: Inside America's Organ Transplant System In the United States more than 100,000 people are currently waiting on lifesaving organ transplants. And while transplants and recoveries have reached record highs in recent years, so has the number of organs going to waste. One in five donated organs were discarded last year. CBS News followed 31-year-old organ donor Mitch Potter as his family copes with loss while doctors try to ensure tha…

What’s good in Peterborough? Grant Deme shares his story during ‘Be A Donor Month’

socastcmsRssStartFreq 90.5/Oldies 96.7 News staffsocastcmsRssEnd April is Be A Donor Month and one of our own is sharing his incredible story in the hopes of increasing organ donation. Grant Deme, who works for our sister station in 88.1 myFM in Perth, tells us he’s feeling amazing, four months after a life-saving liver transplant. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2053/files/2025/04/grant-7.mp3 Grant describes life…