Jacob Harris had a lot to celebrate when he graduated from high school. When a heart condition kept him confined to a hospital bed his entire senior year, he worked hard to complete all of his schoolwork online.

When Bob McCrorey’s liver began to fail, transplantation was his only hope for a second chance.

When Bob McCrorey’s liver began to fail, transplantation was his only hope for a second chance.

When Bob McCrorey’s liver began to fail, transplantation was his only hope for a second chance.

Ray and Susan Gabel traveled two very difficult, yet very different, roads. Ray’s journey began at age 23, when he was stricken with a virus that attacked his once-healthy heart.

Used to filling her life with activity and athletics, respiratory therapist Tory Flaherty found herself barely able to walk or play with her two young children.

Debby Sager didn’t hesitate when her brother Josh was hospitalized and diagnosed with kidney failure: “I’ve got two – I only need one. Let’s do it.”

Eleven weeks into his life, Tyler Barker was already in the biggest fight he would face. He was born with a rare congenital disease called biliary atresia, which creates a blockage between the liver and the gallbladder.