• #BeTheGift Connections: Everett 2.0
    Dec 10 2025

    We're celebrating the Season of Giving with heartwarming stories of hope, resilience and the gift of life on #BeTheGift Connections! ✨


    On this segment, we'll chat with Everett Drewes, a five and a half year old kidney recipient, and his parents, Matthew and Margaret, about the journey that led to the new life of "Everett 2.0." 💙💚

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    22 mins
  • #BeTheGift Connections: Eye to Eye
    Nov 21 2025

    We're wrapping up our series of programs related to cornea donation in honor of Eye Donation Month on #BeTheGift Connections!On our final segment, we'll go behind the scenes of corneal recovery and transplantation with two special guests from Sierra Donor Services Eye Bank (SDSEB), featuring:💙 Dr. Jennifer Li, SDSEB Medical Director and Corneal Surgeon💚 Alyssa Hernandez, SDSEB Director of Marketing and Development

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    13 mins
  • #BeTheGift Connections: Sight Restored
    Nov 19 2025

    We're continuing our series of programs related to cornea donation and transplantation in honor of Eye Donation Month on #BeTheGift Connections!


    On this segment, we'll hear from Christine Lichti, a UC Davis Health Pediatric Critical Care Nurse and cornea recipient, as she shares how her cornea transplant transformed her outlook on life - in more ways than one!

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    12 mins
  • #BeTheGift Connections: A Child's Legacy
    Nov 12 2025

    In honor of Eye Donation Month, we're featuring a series of programs related to cornea donation and transplantation on #BeTheGift Connections!


    On this segment, we'll be joined by Ashley Pensis, a donor mother who made the selfless decision to allow her son, Wyatt, to continue seeing the world as a cornea donor hero.

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    19 mins
  • #BeTheGift Connections: The Gift Inside
    Oct 28 2025

    We're wrapping up National Liver Awareness Month with our final liver transplant story on #BeTheGift Connections!


    Christian Scherba's daughter, Lucy, was born with a congenital liver disease that resulted in years of doctor visits, surgeries and hospital stays.


    Christian joins us on this segment to take us through Lucy's transplant journey and how the experience strengthened their family.

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    26 mins
  • #BeTheGift Connections: Play The Hand You're Dealt
    Oct 21 2025

    It's time for our second liver transplant story in honor of National Liver Awareness Month on #BeTheGift Connections!


    Jake Ragland dealt with chronic liver disease for most of his life, but one single, selfless act changed everything. He joins us to share his transplant journey and the opportunities he's experienced thanks to the gift of life.

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    24 mins
  • #BeTheGift Connections: Hope, Renewed
    Oct 14 2025

    We're celebrating National Liver Awareness Month with the first of three inspirational liver transplant stories on #BeTheGift Connections!


    Erin Morris was only a teenager when she was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis. After spending 9 years waiting for the gift of life, she received her liver transplant from a selfless donor hero in 2014. She joins us to share more about her experience and the hope her transplant gave her.

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    12 mins
  • #BeTheGift Connections - Organ Donation: Life's Encore
    Sep 30 2025

    For many patients, receiving an organ transplant is not only a lifesaving experience but a life-changing one.On this segment of #BeTheGift Connections, we're excited to welcome veteran bluegrass artist Mark Newton. a liver and kidney recipient, as he shares how his two transplants impacted his music and his life.

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    17 mins