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Amanda and her son Connor are advocates within thier community, but also share thier story of how they became a donor family.

In this episode Christy Nachtrieb is a wife, mother, and organ donation advocate.  She  shares her story of the lifesaving liver transplant she recieved on Feb 08 2019.

Britt shares with us her special relationship with her father, then her life after losing him to a heart attack.

Chloe shares her unique perspective on her loss of her brother Nicholas.  

Daniel Potter is one of the hosts of the Cantrip Cantina podcast.  He joins us to discuss him being adopted.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnwQDiyVqrhI25Zy6c4G7FwThe Cantrip Cantina (An actual play D&D podcast for every race and class) is a weekly podcast that tells the story of an elite team of heroes in a homebrew D&D world.https://www.thecantripcantina.com/

Donnna Cordes is the sister to the host Kay Rogers.  They both have a conversation on the losses they both have felt from each of them losing a son.

Lisa Dodson is the community liason for the Gift of Hope.  She has been the driving force in developing the Life Saving Leaders group, along with the Peoria Advocate Group.  Lisa not only is a employee of the Gift of Hope, but she is a donor family member as well.

Kraig Kotter and Suzie Sturn share thier story of becomming organ recipeints, but also a special twist how they found they both have the same donor.  Suzie and Kraig are both ambassadors for the Gift of Hope organ and tissue donation.  Suzie is the lead ambassador for the Peoria area advocate group and has driven amazing growth.Please register to be an organ donor:www.Giftof hope.orgcyberdriveillinois.comOr at the Illinois Secretary of States Office

Niki shares her story of her illness that led to her finding out she was pregnant, then losing the baby before birth.  Please take a look at the charities Niki supports:https://www.milkbankwgl.org/donate-milk/Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes saves tiny lives by collecting, pasteurizing, and dispensing donor human milk to premature babies and pediatric patients. As a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit member of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America, we are proud to serve over 50 hospitals and hundreds of families throughout Wisconsin and Illinois.Pop You Gourmet Popcorn & More facebook page.www.themotherpopper.com

We dicuss losing our son, parents in a matter of 8 years.  We talk through the lessons it has taught us, and that its ok to keep living and smiling.

In this episode Angela walks us through her journey of child loss, and how her life turned upside down as a result.

In this episode Krista shares with us her story of her daughter battling leukemia.  The support they received.  The strength it took, and how important of a role  St. Jude played in her daughters recovery. 

Blake explains what a Brachial Plexus injury is, how doctors have treated the injury, and the modifications he has made throughout his life.

Kelvin shares with us his story of how his health suffered leading to a heart transplant.  Take a listen as Kelvin shares his story, receiving the heart, and the work he does afterwards as a DJ.Check out Kelvins music at:Instagram: @dj_flash357Facebook: Facebook.com/dj_flash357Twitter: @djflash357Periscope: @djflash357

Heather walks s through her life of abuse beginning as a baby of 3 years, finally ending when she was 16.

Heather walks us through her life of abuse beginning as a baby of 3 years, finally ending when she was 16.

Brent Rassi is a childhood cancer survivor and he shares his story with us and talks how he innovates fund raising to continue to support St. Jude.

Nikki Osko shares with us her path to foster parenting and what's life like now.

In this episode we are joined by Jill Litvak who walks us through the journey of losing her husband, the process of healing, and finding the way to continue to live a meaningful life.