Awards will be presented in December at “Summit For Life” in Aspen, CO NORTHBROOK, IL. and ASPEN, CO., July 31, 2018 – Astellas, in collaboration with the Chris Klug Foundation (CKF), recently announced this year’s winners of the annual Bounce Back, Give Back Awards. The awards recognize two transplant recipients
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Chris Klug Shares Transplant Journey with Children’s Hospital Patients
CC Cunningham is the Program Coordinator for the Chris Klug Foundation. This past weekend, the Chris Klug Foundation made the trip up from Aspen to Denver, CO to participate in a whirlwind weekend of activities. First up was the 30th Annual Triple Bypass road bike race, in which Chris and
Hope Blooms
Valen Keefer is a blog writer for the Chris Klug Foundation. She sat down with Bryan to learn more about his book, Hope Blooms, and the creation of the Donate Life Float. It was our first New Year’s Day following our move from our home state of Pennsylvania to Northern California in
The Waiting Zone
“It’s because you are sick. You may not look it, but you are. You have a 28 MELD score for a reason.” Hard words to swallow, but true. This is what my husband, Noah, said to me on the way home, as I sat in the passenger seat exhausted from
Here’s to Passing the Spirit
Richie’s Spirit Foundation (RSF) is a New York City-based nonprofit that promotes organ donation to people of all ages through education awareness programs, grants to honor organ donor Richie Herskowitz’s memory, and by inspiring others to live with a positive spirit. Richie was born with Cystic Fibrosis (CF), a genetic
Swimming Through Adversity
Valen Keefer is a blog writer for the Chris Klug Foundation. She interviewed Gavin to help tell his incredible story. Take a deep breath, pause and exhale. Again, take a deep breath and now let that cleansing breath out. How did that feel? Relaxing? Rejuvenating? If your answer is “yes,”
Need Liver – Will Travel
It was during a phone conversation on March 30, 2018, that my doctor suggested the idea for me to travel out of state to get a liver transplant. My knee-jerk reaction was, “no way!” We can’t do that! How are we going to pay for it? What will we do
Trailblazer of Hope
Valen Keefer is a blog writer for the Chris Klug Foundation. She interviewed Aaron to help tell his incredible story. We all have a story. I believe we are all here for a reason. Some people search forever for their purpose in life and then there are people like 33-year-old
Say YES to Life
When I got my driver’s license at 16, I vividly remember reading the question, “Would you like to be an organ donor?” followed by a check “yes” or “no.” I recall thinking “why not?” and checked “yes” without blinking an eye. As a young girl, I didn’t think anything further
The Process
It takes patience, determination, organization and the will to survive to go through the process of getting on the liver transplant list and then waiting for a transplant. I’m in the trenches right now and telling myself that all of the work I’m putting into this will lead to healthier