- Advocacy, Community
Is Organ Donation Safe?
The answer is yes—organ donation is safe, highly regulated, and does not affect the lifesaving medical care a patient receives. A person’s decision to become an organ donor does not change how doctors treat them or when…
- Community, News Stories, Recipients
For Deanna Leftdwrige, a tissue recovery specialist at HonorBridge, organ and tissue donation isn’t just a job; it’s a part of her family’s story. “My grandfather, Scottie Lee Leftdwrige, was the first…
- Community, Hospital Partners
In honor of National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week, we did a Q&A with Eric Weaver, an Advanced EMT with Piedmont Triad Ambulance Rescue. Professionals like Eric help make organ donation and transplantation…
- Hospital Partners
Imagine this: you’re diagnosed with a terminal illness, and a transplant is your only chance to survive. Instead of milestones, your life is measured in hospital visits, test results, and fear of the unknown. You wait….
- News Stories
As a member of the marketing team at HonorBridge, I’ve watched countless visitors pass through our Chapel Hill facility, admiring its modern design and donor-inspired art installations. They pause to read the stories of…
- Advocacy, Hospital Partners
There are times when, as the writer for an organ procurement organization, I feel particularly moved by a person’s story. Often the tears don’t fall until the camera is off and I’m blindly staring out the window,…
This winter, a snowstorm swept across parts of North Carolina, leaving widespread power outages, subfreezing temperatures, and dangerously icy roads in its wake. In some areas, snowfall topped 19 inches. In Cabarrus County,…
Stories of Hope
Read about the impact of organ, eye, and tissue donation in our community
