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transplant

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A mother’s lifesaving gift to her son

Michelle Fletcher donates her own kidney to her son Isaac.

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‘A very precious gift’

Dennis Bergstrom marks the 300th lung transplant for Corewell Health West.

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‘It can provide hope’

Kids, families and caregivers celebrate the gift of organ donation as they meet the new Gift of Life Michigan mascot.

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Drumming up donors

Grateful for the stem cell donor who saved his life, Perry Cheathem is now on a mission to encourage others to Be the Match.

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Life resumes for Lilly

A year after a bone marrow transplant, Lilly Vanden Bosch's life returns to normal.

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Go green! Go white!

And go register to be an organ donor! Sparty is.

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‘I could tell I was dying’

A rare heart procedure gives Sheryll Neiboer new breath—and a new life.

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Outrunning cancer

After a leukemia diagnosis, Doug Ferrin couldn't find a suitable donor when he needed a stem cell transplant. Then cord blood arrived from France.

Cellular combat

Clinical trials showing great promise in graft-versus-host disease treatment.

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Mom’s best friend becomes child’s lifesaver

“This is the kind of thing you do for people you care about,” says Brandy Tarrant, who donated a kidney to a girl she considers her niece.

‘We take it day by day’

After a rare kidney disease strikes three of their four sons, requiring back-to-back transplants, the Brann family has high hopes for a 'normal' 2016.

4 transplants, 24 hours

Richard DeVos Heart and Lung Transplant program hits milestone moment with a day chock-full of life-saving surgeries.