Tennessee Donor Services Saves 1,129…

NASHVILLE, TENN. — February 15, 2023: Tennessee Donor Services (TDS) announces a record-breaking year for organ and tissue donation in Tennessee. Organ…

Canceled flights and weather causes…

Winter storms and the FAA grounding all flights could be the difference in a life or death…

Be the Gift Campaign during the Vols…

The UT & VU teams have a challenge for you. They have a goal of registering 125,000 new Tennesseans as organ and tissue donors for the year and they need your…

Sisters celebrate anniversary of kidney…

Carolyn Rogers donated her kidney to her sister, Patti, in September…

West Tennessee woman in need of kidney…

And after being diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, one West Tennessee woman joined the fight and waitlist for one of the most needed…

‘A priceless gift’: A local…

After being told by doctors Edwards would not make it. Humphrey says she was prepared to answer the call to donate his…

She gave a kidney to save her…

In the early 1970s, about half of transplanted kidneys were rejected by recipients − but Patti Harris has lived a half century with her sister’s…

The pain of the waitlist: What…

When most people think about organ donation, it involves an end-of-life decision. But more than ever, there is a need for living donors. Kidney donations are…

Two hearts in one decade: 10-year-old…

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He died in a motorcycle crash at 18….

Gavin Cole, 18, signed up to be an organ donor when adding a motorcycle certification to his driver’s license. It was just four months before he died. A driver…

Fix inequity of Black people being…

The good news is the nation’s organ donation and transplant system recently has recommitted itself to making the system more equitable, particularly for…

History in the making: Sumner County…

Through creative social challenges like #BeTheGift and community involvement, TDS hopes to challenge more Tennesseans to register to donate each…

“Your son is in kidney failure, oh…

Life was normal for 19-year-old Patrick Scott Velez, and then he found out he was born with only one kidney and that it was…

Tennessee County Clerk Tour Of Quilts…

Hamilton County Clerk Bill Knowles announces his office is partnering with Tennessee Donor Services for the 2022 Tennessee County Clerk Tour of Quilts to honor…

You have the opportunity to save lives….

For nearly 14 years, I have been a transplant surgeon. This often means that unless I am out of town, I am on call nearly every day. While this may seem…