Marisol's story

Marisol, 16-years-old, no longer needs to be on dialysis since her kidney transplant last August at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. She has been staying at Ronald McDonald House at Stanford and is looking forward to going back to school and catching up. Her sister, Griselda, donated one of her kidneys to Marisol. Before the transplant, Marisol felt tired and weak and needed regular dialysis. She is grateful to all of the blood donors who helped keep her alive. Marisol is now ambitious about life. “I want to study to be a doctor and a lawyer,” she said.

Marisol

Marisol
Other Blood Recipients

Joseph
Joseph has already had two surgeries to treat a hypoplastic left heart. In hypoplastic left heart syndrome, the left side of the heart is underdeveloped. He needed blood transfusions with each surgery. His mother, Rebecca, encourages anyone able to give blood to do so. “It can help so many people,” she said. Tears welled up in her eyes as she tried to think of words to express her gratitude towards the donors that helped save her son’s life. All she could muster was a heart-felt, “Thank you.”

JessamineJessamine is a lively eight-year-old who loves her little brother, Chase. She is also fighting neuroblastoma, the most common extracranial solid tumor. Her mom, Deanna, is thankful that blood products were available when her daughter needed them.
“When she gets transfusions, Jessamine feels so much better and has so much more energy,” she said.