Rick Ruzzamenti had never even donated blood. Then, in February 2011, a receptionist at his yoga studio mentioned she’d given a kidney to a friend. The 44-year-old electrician from Riverside, California, couldn’t stop thinking about it. Two days later, he called a hospital and asked whether he could donate one of his kidneys to somebody … Read more
Meghan Rozema called an organ donation program in Alberta in 2020 with a straightforward plan. She wanted to give one of her kidneys to someone who needed it. She wasn’t trying to help a relative or a close friend. The mother of three from Sherwood Park wanted to donate to a complete stranger. During the … Read more
In May 2025, Luke Melling stood in a park in Preston, England, waiting to meet a man who had helped save his life. The man was Alastair Hawken, a father of three from Lincolnshire. They had never met in person, but Luke had been carrying Alastair’s donated stem cells inside his body for three years. … Read more