The people in the photo above are the faces of organ transplant. Two teenagers and 2 adults, who received liver transplants are going to be able to live their dreams. Three men and a woman, fathers and a mother, who received heart transplants will … [Read more...]
The recipient of one family’s love in the midst of their deepest grief
"Joseph "Jack" Champion was my sweetie and the recipient of one family's love in the midst of their deepest grief. August 10, 1989, St. Luke's, Houston, the family of a 27 year old man gave his heart to Jack who had been in heart failure for over a … [Read more...]
Without this wonderful gift my husband would not be with us!
My husband had an organ transplant on February 12, 2013. Without this wonderful gift he would not be with us. We have celebrated three high school graduations, two college graduations, birth of two great grand children and our 50th anniversary! God … [Read more...]
Here’s to independence because there is an organ donor in everyone!
There are over 450,000 Americans who are dependent on a dialysis machine to stay alive. This requires them to go to a dialysis clinic an average of 3 times a week for 6 hours or to dialyze at home every night for about 9 hours.Registering to be … [Read more...]
Balloona Palooza
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#BigGive2017
The Ultimate Gift of Life is participating in the 2017 Big Give. This is a social media fundraiser which benefits non-profits in the San Antonio, TX area.On Thursday, May 4, 2017, for one day and one day only, you will be able to go online to … [Read more...]
2017 Organ Donation Awareness Walk-a-thon
The Ultimate Gift of Life will be hosting their 1st Annual Organ Donation Awareness Walk-a–thon.It will be held Saturday, May 20th at White Mountain Park in Ruidoso, NM. We invite you and your family to come out and walk to raise awareness about … [Read more...]
Spaceport America Relay Race
TUG-NM is excited to announce that we will be a leg sponsor at the 2017 Spaceport America Relay Race. We will have a booth at the finish line which is on the tarmac at Spaceport America near T or C on Sunday, April 9th 2017.Click here for more … [Read more...]
Living Donors Give New Life to Others
The primary mission of The Ultimate Gift of Life is to raise awareness about organ donation and to increase the number of registered organ donors. We do this with the help of our dedicated volunteers. They say a picture paints a thousand words, but … [Read more...]
Remembering Those That Gave The Ultimate Gift of Life
February 14th is not only Valentine’s Day, but it is also National Donor Day. According to Donor Alliance, it originated in 1998 to raise awareness not only about organ donation, but also cornea, tissue, bone marrow, platelets and blood donation. … [Read more...]
