Stacy Nygaard, Sam's right lung recipient and Dave Crowthers at the 2025 Donate Life Family Fun Run. Sam Crowthers, who was born on August 9, 2000, loved playing sports, including baseball, swimming and simply just playing with his friends outside. He frequently attended Tampa Bay Rays games with his family, fueling his love for baseball. Sam was known for his big personality and great sense of humor, always putting others first. He had a special ability of making others feel

Zach and Pam Stern. Pam Stern and her son Zach always had an incredibly close relationship. Pam says Zach was known for his beautiful smile and an incredible sense of humor. Pam loved being his mom at every stage of his life, watching him grow from a baby to a toddler and into an adult. About a year-and-a-half after having Zach, at age 31, Pam was diagnosed with familial dilated cardiomyopathy (FDCM),   a heart condition that ran in their family. Recent studies show FDCM is m

Sierr’a’s favorite picture with her daughter Sienna.  Sienna Dixon-Newman was born in January 2008. After having several debilitating asthma attacks, she was diagnosed with severe asthma at nine months old. Tragically, in 2015, at only seven years old, Sienna passed away from an asthma attack. Because her parents made the selfless decision for Sienna to be a tissue donor, Sienna saved and healed more than 75 lives. Her donations included her heart valves, corneas to restore s

Xan at Butler University's basketball courts, ready to photograph the sport he loved most. Alexander “Xan” Korman was raised in Bethesda, Maryland, by two loving parents, Carolyn and Steve Korman. Xan was their only son and from a young age, he had a strong interest in sports and photography. He loved basketball and giving back to others. After attending Walter Johnson High Schoo l in Bethesda, Xan continued his education at Butler University in Indianapolis. Tragically, in 2

Read Charles' story, a donor hero who saved many lives including his mother's former classmate by chance.

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James Harris and Russ Redhead went from rivals to close friends after a pool playoff match that went awry and a chance meeting.

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Watch One Mother Meet the Woman Who Received Her Son’s Heart Tim Blake of Catonsville, MD. The Blake family says, "We now refer to him as...