My 14 year old son needed a kidney transplant. We had the local newspapers, facebook and whoever we could tell that my son needed a kidney. I was taking a class the year before and one of the students (Rebecca Hickmott) I had taken the class with reached out and asked how she could be tested to be a donor. I gave her the information, not thinking much about it because the process to give…
Gerald. M. Higbee HusbandDadGrandpawSonFriendNavy CommanderNJROTC High School TeacherGardenerNotre Dame Fighting Irish FanLouisville, Kentucky NativeVietnam War VeteranKentucky Fried Chicken FanBad Fisherman Organ Donor Giver of Life
“The true measure of one’s life is not the duration, but the donation.” Give the gift of life. Consider organ and tissue donation. Tell your family your wishes. Our daughter had received two lungs; and gave two kidneys when she died at the age of 22 from Cystic Fibrosis. Her donor saved 4 people and Cora saved 2. Six years later, Nov 2015, our son, Jeb, died tragically. Influenced by Cora, he had signed his…
Brittany Kate Hoover was born on June 21, 1989. She was 32 when she and her family began our walk with Lifenet. She grew up in Virginia Beach with one little sister. She was loving, kind, and giving girl. Brittany, in 2nd grade, gave her shoes away because her friend loved them. She was an awesome soccer player in high school and assistant coach for little league. She also volunteered at the senior center in…
Stecil Benard Hopkins entered this world on October 5, 1979, in Houston, Texas and departed on May 21, 1997 – 17 ½ years which now seem like a whirl-wind stay. As a child, he would often pretend to be a super hero and was going to save the world. Almost from the beginning, he exhibited a giving attitude.At a young age, Stecil excelled in both private and public schools often making the honor roll. He…
Robert was born February 3, 1992. In September 1993 he welcomed his one and only sister. They were the closest of friends and confidants. He welcomed brothers in May 1997, May 2006 and December 2007. Robert was enrolled into preschool in 1996 and there he met his best friend, who is still his (and his sister’s) best friend to this day. They were inseparable. Robert graduated from high school in 2010, right on time! He…
Kyle was everyone’s best friend. He never left the house without a hug and an I love you. He had just started a clothing line called it’s ok clothing. He made shirts and hats that said, don’t worry, it’s ok. I think it’s the message he wanted to leave with us.
Sarah went outside to play around 3:40 on the afternoon of Oct. 4th and never came back home. Sarah and her 10 year old sister, Phoebe, and two friends from school were going to a meeting that night at the church where they all attended. Sarah never went near the highway before, but apparently the girls decided to go look at the new playground of a day care that had recently opened. A 31 year…
My son, Nikolas Alexander Jaime was 12 yrs old when he was hit by a car. It was an accident, he ran out in front of a car that he didn’t see coming. He was hit on Jan 1, he was pronounced dead on Jan 3 and we buried him on Jan 9, his 13th birthday. Nikolas was such an outgoing kid, he loved meeting people and he had many friends; more than I ever…
Peyton James, our son and our hero, entered the world two months early on June 16, 2001, the first child of David and Jacki James. Peyton weighed only 2.52 pounds, and was given a 30% chance to live, but he beat the odds and after 35 days in the hospital, he went home. Throughout his life, Peyton was much loved. He was a born entertainer, and loved to put on shows for his parents and…