A Good Heart
While most teenagers worry about school and social lives, Brett Wallick, 15, worried whether he would live to graduate high school. In December 2013, Brett visited the doctor for what his parents, Scott and Carla Wallick, thought was a severe cold. It turned out to be more serious. The doctor informed the Wallicks that Brett’s …
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High School Heroes Challenge Results
High School Challenge is an annual campaign to register high school students as organ and tissue donors to show you can be a hero at every age. In October 2017, Donor Network of Arizona (DNA) partnered with local HOSA – Future Health Professionals chapters for this campaign. The challenge focuses on students taking ownership of …
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Celebration of Life
On Sept. 17, 2017, donor families from across Arizona attended the Donation Celebration of Life. This outdoor, family-friendly event created a space to share stories and celebrate loved ones who selflessly gave life to others. Isabel Dominguez attended in honor of her older brother George Louis Bernal III, who passed away in a car accident …
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Gear Up: Loading Your Donation Toolbox
Four-year-old Jaxson Dahl has a small ninja turtle backpack that he wheels around with him wherever he goes. Unfortunately, this backpack is more than just a childhood passion. His life depends on the medical equipment inside as he waits for an intestinal, liver and pancreas transplant. Jaxson’s mother, Katie, attended Donor Network of Arizona’s (DNA) …
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Arizona Mother Saves Her Son’s Life
Jaimy Burdine, 33, from Buckeye, Arizona, was kind, fearless and a devoted mother of two kids. Her children were her life, a life she sacrificed for them. According to Jaimy’s mother, Vikki Burdine, Jaimy wasn’t afraid of anything. “She learned to roller skate at the age of two, and removed her training wheels at three; …
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Slam Dunk for Donation with Phoenix Mercury
Thanks to the Phoenix Mercury, heart recipient and Donate Life Arizona volunteer Evelyn Strope enjoyed a night of special recognition with the team she loves. At the age of 14, Strope was diagnosed with ventricular septal defect, a medical condition that creates a hole in the wall of the heart, dividing the left and right ventricles. …
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Donate Life ECHO to Save Lives
At just 4 days old, Adrianna Martinez’s doctors confirmed she was born without small intestines, and her only chance for survival was a transplant. Adrianna’s family waited patiently as their little girl grew big enough for a transplant, and in November 2009, seven days after her first birthday, Adrianna received a liver, pancreas and small …
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Words from a Donor Family
“Celeste believed in the good of people, in generosity, in motivating others and in listening with a gentle and non-judgmental spirit. She freely shared her infectious smile, positive attitude and gave the best of herself always.” On May 23, 2012, Celeste Machiche sustained a traumatic brain injury. Just four weeks prior, at 20, she had …
Read MoreDonate Life Day at the Diamondbacks
We hit a home run for donation at Donate Life Day at the Diamondbacks! On Sunday, April 30, more than 700 guests joined us in their green Donate Life T-shirts at Chase Field to celebrate organ and tissue donation. Donate Life Arizona staff and volunteers were joined by volunteers from Maricopa Integrated Health System at …
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Fiesta Bowl Parade
It may have rained on our Fiesta Bowl parade but that didn’t stop the volunteers and staff of Donate Life Arizona from having a good time! On Dec. 31, Donate Life Arizona participated for the sixth time in the annual Fiesta Bowl parade. 65 volunteers walked the event with posters recognizing themselves as either a …
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Heart recipient, Greg Welsh, and the mother of his donor, Alejandra Rivera, share a special bond through Fernando Rivera’s lifesaving gift. Fernando saved three others as an organ donor after passing away in 2011.
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