Drawing the short straw didn't stop her getting the most out of her short life. Fifty friends were with her at the end.

Heather Burton spent her eighth birthday at St. Louis Children's Hospital after she was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.

GULFPORT, MISS. — Dr. Charles Shelton of Lexington met April and Owen Beaver on Thursday; the heart of the Beavers' son Caleb was transplanted into Shelton in December.

It was a too-long wait for a kidney that killed former Harrison Town Clerk Joseph Acocella in August of last year. It was the timely transplant of several organs that saved 10-year-old Acacia Puleo.

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Three years ago Sarah Baker received a pancreas transplant that cured her diabetes and gave her hope for motherhood. Today she has a healthy newborn.

Methodist Dallas Medical Center has reopened its kidney transplant program after it voluntarily suspended it in early July. Photo Credit: NBC 5

A Little Rock man is recovering from a kidney/pancreas transplant performed in May. Nearly three months later, a fundraiser is being held to help Quintion Little, 29, pay for his operation and continued care.

At 33 years of age, Spring Lake’s Ronda Passon got a new lease on life thanks to organ donation. read more

Auction items are being sought for a dinner to help pay for transplant surgery needed by an Escondido boy with a rare condition.