It's not often that a family experiences donation from a donor family and recipient point of view within a few days. Luther Davis was blessed to receive a lifesaving kidney transplant from his son, Nathan, after he became a donor hero following a fatal car accident. On this installment of #BeTheGift Connections, we'll hear from Luther and his wife, Julia, as they share an extraordinary story of love and generosity between father and son.

Will McKamey was a freshman at the United States Naval Academy and a member of the Naval Academy football team when he saved lives as a donor hero in 2014. On this episode of #BeTheGift Connections, we'll hear from Will's parents, Randy and Kara McKamey, as they share how their son's selfless legacy lives on.

We're celebrating National Liver Awareness Month on #BeTheGift Connections! We'll hear how two families developed an unbreakable bond through the gift of life. Harry Dillon received his lifesaving liver transplant from Tom Best, a donor hero. Harry has since connected with Tom's family, including his wife, Sue Best, his sister, Laura Walker, and his daughter, Shannon Michaels.

We're celebrating Minority Donor Awareness Month on #BeTheGift Connections! We'll hear from Sean and Wendy Mercer as they share their experience navigating Sean's cornea transplant and recovery.

We're celebrating Minority/Multicultural Donor Awareness Month on #BeTheGift Connections! Join the program to hear from Evelyn Henning, a kidney recipient who championed her transplant journey with faith and hope.

#BeTheGift Connections is coming to you LIVE from the 2024 Transplant Games in Birmingham to share stories from members of Team Tennessee and other competing athletes! Our final interview is with Adrian Bowers, a kidney recipient who helped Team Tennessee win the Gold for Team Golf.

#BeTheGift Connections is coming to you LIVE from the 2024 Transplant Games in Birmingham to share stories from members of Team Tennessee and other competing athletes! Our next interview is with Debra and David Kitts, a donor family whose 17-year-old son, Dustin, became a donor hero in 2000.

#BeTheGift Connections is coming to you LIVE from the 2024 Transplant Games in Birmingham to share stories from members of Team Tennessee and other competing athletes! We spoke with Katie Lea, a living kidney donor, about her decision to give the gift of life to a stranger through living donation.

#BeTheGift Connections is coming to you LIVE from the 2024 Transplant Games in Birmingham to share stories from members of Team Tennessee and other competing athletes! Our next guest is Angela Culp, a kidney recipient and nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

#BeTheGift Connections is coming to you LIVE from the 2024 Transplant Games in Birmingham to share stories from members of Team Tennessee and other competing athletes! Our next guest is Phillip Harris, a liver recipient who is competing on Team Alabama.

#BeTheGift Connections is coming to you LIVE from the 2024 Transplant Games in Birmingham to share stories from members of Team Tennessee and other competing athletes! We had the opportunity to speak with Jon Roberts, a liver recipient competing on Team Philadelphia who was the overall winner for the Transplant Games 5K!

#BeTheGift Connections is coming to you LIVE from the 2024 Transplant Games in Birmingham to share stories from members of Team Tennessee and other competing athletes! Our next guest is JP Marzano, a two-time kidney recipient who is competing in his seventh Transplant Games!

#BeTheGift Connections is coming to you LIVE from the 2024 Transplant Games in Birmingham to share stories from members of Team Tennessee and other competing athletes! Our first guest is Tyrone Cooper, a heart recipient who is competing on Team Louisiana.

#BeTheGift Connections is coming to you LIVE from the 2024 Transplant Games in Birmingham to share stories from members of Team Tennessee and other competing athletes! Our next guest is Mimi Smith, a liver recipient competing on Team Tennessee!

We're counting down the days to the 2024 Transplant Games with some of our Team Tennessee athletes on #BeTheGift Connections! Our third segment features Jay Jones, a heart recipient and one of our new members of Team Tennessee.

We're counting down the days to the 2024 Transplant Games with some of our Team Tennessee athletes on #BeTheGift Connections! Our second segment of the month features Travis Fuller, a two-time kidney recipient who is ready to bring his competitive spirit to Birmingham!

We're counting down the days to the 2024 Transplant Games on #BeTheGift Connections with some of our Team Tennessee athletes! Our first segment of the month features Jim Jones, a liver recipient who is using his second chance to pay it forward to other patients waiting for lifesaving transplants.

It's time for our second #BeTheGift Connections segment in honor of National Nurses Week! We're joined by Tennessee Donor Services Clinical Services Manager Brittany Cameron who gives us an inside look into the donation process and the role of an Organ Recovery Coordinator.

In honor of National Nurses Week, we have a special #BeTheGift Connections segment to celebrate the dedicated nurses and clinical professionals who make donation possible! We'll hear from Suzy Sawyer, a liver recipient and transplant nurse at UT Medical Center, who will share how her transplant impacted her decision to help other patients waiting for their lifesaving gifts.

It's not Donate Life Month without an episode of #BeTheGift Connections! Kassandra Klemenz, a double-lung transplant recipient who recently completed the Knoxville Marathon, will share how her transplant has given her the ability to live an active life and what athletic events she has coming up.

Join us for the next episode of #BeTheGift Connections in honor of National Kidney Month! We'll hear from Gene Proctor, a kidney transplant recipient, and his wife, Shanna, as they share how the search for a kidney donor impacted their lives.

American Heart Month is coming to a close, but we have one episode of #BeTheGift Connections left before we head into March! We'll hear from Billy Lane, who received a lifesaving heart transplant thanks to the selflessness of a donor hero.

In honor of Black History Month, we have a special episode of #BeTheGift Connections! We'll hear from Dr. Clive Callender, founder of the National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program (MOTTEP), as he takes us through his career and explains MOTTEP's mission to influence multicultural donor registrations and equitable transplant allocation.

Celebrate the upcoming #BeTheGift Showdown with a new episode of #BeTheGift Connections! We'll hear from Tom Satkowiak, a liver transplant recipient, as he shares how his lifesaving transplant impacted his life and career. We'll also hear from UT Men's Basketball Head Coach Rick Barnes about the upcoming #BeTheGift Showdown on February 17!