" I used to think almost nothing about organ transplantation. It didn't involve me..."

"Then our beautiful daughter, Amber Rose, died when she was eight months old after receiving a liver transplant. Unfortunately, liver donors are extremely rare -- by the time she got her transplant her body had deteriorated too far and she died three days later."

"Imagine how you would feel if your baby could be saved, but no one wanted to give up organs that were no longer needed. " --Terry Sicard.

"I became ill January 1984... After spending a month in the hospital and slowly going into end stage renal failure, I began a long process of dialysis. My mother donated a kidney to me February 26, 1986."

"My body rejected my new kidney after 6.5 years, and I was again maintained on dialysis. My second transplant, a perfect match, was done at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA May 6, 1994."

"today, I am 29 years old, alive, healthy and very happy." --Amy Nicholson.

Note: Seven year old Nicholas Green of Bodega Bay, CA, was a cub scout traveling with his family on a trip to Italy in September 1994 when he was shot and killed by car bandits.

"Nicholas hated to see others unhappy and wanted to help anybody in trouble. He loved tales of valor and honor. Nicholas' Final Gift is keeping seven people alive in Italy, all of whom now have a chance to lead a full life. The resulting dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy has been called the Nicholas Effect." -- Maggie and Reg Green