Transplant Patient Success Stories
Meet Scripps transplant patients: Real people. New lives.
![A husband and wife share a romantic on the beach after he successfully donated his kidney to save her life.](http://www.scripps.org/sparkle-assets/images/husband-wife-kidney-match-65e91d1b6bdf9f734bf547414a9496d2.jpg)
Meet Scripps transplant patients: Real people. New lives.
Read inspiring stories of the real patients who were given a second chance at life with their transplant — thanks to the real people who gave selflessly and generously as an organ donor for another in need. Under the expert care of Scripps’ world-class physicians, hope and kindness have the power to change lives every day.
First Hero Walk
![Hospital staff celebrate and high-five a patient as part of the Scripps Hero Walk program that celebrates living transplant donors.](http://www.scripps.org/sparkle-assets/images/living-kidney-donor-haley-gibbons-honored-27457916ee1b1945c2fa05d92b5fa8b1.jpg)
First Hero Walk
Staff and supporters lined the hallways to honor living kidney donor Hayley Gibbons at the first Hero Walk at Scripps Green Hospital.
True Love Triumphs
![Annabelle and Robert Villarreal share a kiss on a San Diego beach following Annabelle's successful kidney transplant.](http://www.scripps.org/sparkle-assets/images/husband_and_wife_kidney_match_kiss_1200x750-519eb49cd3dee495414d3788ef90fe8d.jpg)
True Love Triumphs
A San Diego woman receives a lifesaving kidney transplant at Scripps from the love of her life.
Match Across the Miles
![Two women share a moment after a successful kidney transplant where the donor match came from halfway across the country.](http://www.scripps.org/sparkle-assets/images/kidney-transplant-match-from-montana-saves-san-diego-womans-life-7a86b4052ae023355d37363d563acf67.jpg)
Match Across the Miles
When San Diego’s Jung Kim needed a kidney transplant to save her life, Bonny Perkins of Montana answered her prayers.
News and highlights
- Scripps Expert Interviewed About New Proposed Organ Transplant Rules
- Scripps First to Use New Liver Transport System in San Diego County
- Scripps Liver Cancer Expert Discusses New Treatments
- Scripps Organ Transplant Expert Explains Procedure on KUSI
- KUSI Explores New Liver Transplant Policy with Scripps Specialist