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Building a better future

Dr. Wajid Ali Khan hears all the stories. A son wants to donate one of his corneas so his father can see again. A mother doesn’t know how …
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Colton’s story

In the middle of a hot Michigan summer, Colton Thompson and his brothers set off for the pond on the family’s property. Colton’s brother …
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‘My own personal heroes’

One of Barbara Van Dorn’s two cornea transplants has a small, barely noticeable “S” stamp. The marker helps physicians position the …
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A gift that keeps giving

Julie May thought no one would want her eyes. She was born with congenital cataracts and had one removed more than 25 years ago. So why …
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Inform. Inspire. Influence.

With a kind heart, fierce mind and brave spirit, Connor Walsh dreamed of a career in the criminal justice field. He loved helping others, …
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Donor family meets researcher

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Tim Anegon's only hope for survival was a liver transplant. When his wife, Coleen, received the phone call that one was …
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Hope & Healing

It was the last picture they took together as a family. Moments away from a liver transplant, Tim Anegon was laying on a hospital bed …
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Thanking Katie

Nov. 7, 2016, was a day September Vaudrey anticipated for more than eight years. She was finally going to meet the person who received the …
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‘Their gifts are going to live on a long time’

They squeezed into the operating room until no one else could fit. Doctors, residents and trainees from the Philippines province of Iloilo …
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Smiles beyond adversity

For Avery Devereux, every day is a fight to keep her vision. Each morning begins with her mom, Ann, placing two medicated drops into her …
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