Next year, Anna Eggink, 26, will be able to fulfill her dream of dancing at her wedding. After suffering from chronic knee dislocation for more than 10 years, she wasn’t always sure that this dream would come true.

As a Vietnam War veteran and Purple Heart recipient, James “Jim” Lawrence Kennedy lived to serve others. When he passed away on November 28, 2014, at age 64, his wife knew that he would want to provide a generous gift of donation.

Jim was known for his great sense of humor and strong commitment to his family, including his wife of 32 years, their three children and six grandchildren. 

Zamora Simpson is passionate about caring for others. She wants to be a nurse when she grows up so she can help deliver babies in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and she has plans to go on a mission trip to Mexico with her father to volunteer at an orphanage.

Her passion for helping others is not new, but being able to participate in these service activities is.

LifeNet Health donor mother Tammy Parkinson hugs heart transplant recipient Margaret Brown at a meeting coordinated by LifeNet Health's Donor Family Services group. Michael Suroski, Tammy's son, was Margaret’s heart donor following his death in 2012.

Vicky Hawkes, a LifeNet Health donor mother, hugs Chris Nalley, the recipient of two lungs from Vicky's son, Hans. LifeNet Health coordinated the families’ meeting in 2014.