True Stories

Inspiring accounts from organ donors and recipients: Those who give and receive the gift of life.

Last updated on 19 June 2025

The gift that lives on

Meet those whose courage and generosity through their gift of life has created a lasting legacy and those whose lives and families have been transformed by them.

June celebrating her birthday with her niece and nephew.

Ong Mei June

Multi-organ donor - The kind angel.

Rosyati

Kidney recipient - How accepting a kidney donation can be liberating to the family.

Serene holding up a paper that says My Heart beats, heart drawn as a big red heart.

Serene Lee

Heart recipient - I will continue the legacy of my heart donor and live my life to the fullest.

Photo of jiahui sitting and smiling brightly with her husband, whom she donated her kidney to.

Ang Jia Hui

Living kidney donor - I have never regretted my decision.

Nicole and her mom taking photo with Dr Amy Khor with nicole's book, titled "How to be a good patient."

Nicole Lim

Liver recipient - With every rain, there comes a rainbow.

Harols Wee

Heart recipient - With this new lease of life, I can now spend many more years with my loved ones.

Athinarayanan

Liver recipient - Receiving a chance to live again.

Kumaran with his wife and two kids; a happy family.

Kumaran S/O Sesshe

Living liver donor - Importance of discussing organ donation as a family.

Gerard Francis

Cornea recipient - Re-visioning organ donation as worthy; It gave my life back to me.

Ah leng with a bright smile offering someone an apple at his fruit store.

Sim Ah Leng

Cornea recipient - Everyone should have a chance to benefit from organ donation, just like I did.