Shara Brice

Autumn Horton is the consummate caregiver. She cared for both her mother and her brother when they received liver transplants – within five years of one another. “Being the primary and only caregiver to a transplant patient is very complicated. You learn all kinds of new stuff about health that you didn’t know before. You must be sharp and remember information that is given to you by the truck load. And being a caregiver can be a full-time job. That means little to no social life and a lot of time with your loved ones. It can be a very [...]

In October of 2021, Amy was undergoing evaluation for a kidney transplant. Her transplant team gave her information about the Transplant Mentors program, and reached out to Gift of Life. She was “eager to get matched with someone who had walked a similar path, preferably someone close to my age.” We matched Amy with Amber Pettis, a kidney transplant recipient and trained Transplant Mentor. Looking back on the experience of connecting with Amber she explained, “I remember the excitement around sharing our unique stories. We talked about dialysis, and she told me all about her kidney transplant. I loved [...]