National Foundation for Transplants

  • Astellas Ride of a Lifetime

    September 16, 2009

    Congratulations to the winners of the Astellas Ride of a Lifetime contest! The five winners were chosen after submitting essays about their transplantation experience. All five contest winners, who received lifesaving transplants, will travel to Pasadena, CA and ride aboard the Donate Life float in the 2010 Rose Parade!

    To see the list of winners and read a little about them, click here....

  • Use GoodSearch to Support NFT!

    September 11, 2009

    As you may already know, GoodSearch is a very easy search engine, like Google or Yahoo, that donates money to your designated charity each time you search. Now they have made it even easier to raise money for your favorite cause! Visit GoodSearch.com to register and select NFT to benefit from your online searches!

    By downloading this GoodSearch toolbar, its search functions are easily accessible within your Web browser...

  • September Patient of the Month: Chad Freckleton

    September 10, 2009

    NFT patient Chad Freckleton began experience health problems not long after he and his wife, Marcie, graduated...

    Patient of the Month

  • August Transplant Birthdays

    September 8, 2009

    We're so excited for the NFT patients who received lifesaving transplants last month! We wish them the best in their recovery and healing.

  • Hurricane Katrina Survivor Needs Kidney Transplant

    September 2, 2009

    Joyce Russ has lived a life of turmoil for the past four years. In 2005, Joyce, like many others, was uprooted due to Hurricane Katrina’s devastation. Joyce, a native of New Orleans, was forced to evacuate her home and found refuge in Lake Charles with her husband of 46 years.

    Following Hurricane Katrina, Joyce and her husband, both retired teachers, were again forced to evacuate the...

  • Memphis Church a Dedicated Donor

    September 1, 2009

    Everyone at the National Foundation for Transplants is so grateful to our dedicated supporters and donors throughout the Memphis area and across the country. We would like to give a special thank you to White Stone Missionary Baptist Church, whose congregation has been a devoted donor to NFT since 1996!

    This generous group began supporting the mission of NFT to honor a church member who passed away after battling angiosclerosis, a condition...

  • Domino Liver Transplant at Emory University Hospital

    August 28, 2009

    Surgeons at Emory University Hospital performed a very rare domino liver transplant in July. This procedure is so rare that only about 100 have taken place in the United States.

    During a domino liver transplant, doctors take the first liver from a deceased donor and transplant it into a recipient. That recipient's liver then is transplanted into a second recipient. The patients, a 24-year-old battling...

  • NFT Patients Who Received Transplants in July

    August 26, 2009

    We are so happy for our patients who received lifesaving transplants last month!

  • NFT in Australia for World Transplant Games!

    August 24, 2009

    Brian Barndt began fundraising with NFT in 2005. After receiving a heart transplant in July of 2005, he has gone on to lead an active life as a teaching professional for total immersion swimming. Read Brian’s post below about his upcoming participation in the 2009 World Transplant Games in Brisbane, Australia. You can also learn more about Brian by visiting his blog, “...

  • Patient of the Month: Jaden Dhaliwal

    August 7, 2009

    Little 6-year-old Jaden was diagnosed with Chronic Granulomatous Disease (...

    Patient of the Month