TIFFANY LADD, KIDNEY RECIPIENT
Tiffany will be honored as a rider on the 2018 Donate Life Float, where she will demonstrate the success of transplantation.
Tiffany Ladd, of Tulsa, Okla., and her mom, Suzanne Wheeler, share a special bond with one another that is a little different than other mother-daughter relationships. They talk on the phone together every single day and Tiffany refers to her mom as her ‘life coach’. Her mom always has the right thing to say, no matter the circumstances. They enjoy getting together over a cup of coffee, watching Tiffany’s kids’ sporting events and attending family dinners. There’s not much these two don’t do together, including sharing a kidney.
Tiffany had no prior concern with her kidney function until the birth of her first child in 2005. After the birth, she learned she was in end stage renal failure. She started dialysis later that year to keep her kidneys functioning. Meanwhile, her mother, Suzanne, a float walker, began testing to determine if she could save her daughter’s life as a living kidney donor.
Tiffany was thrilled and humbled by her mother’s lifesaving gift of kidney donation. Tiffany recognizes her mom bravely risking her life, without hesitation, to save her daughter.
Tiffany describes her life as healthy and happy. Together, she and her husband raise their children. She continues to travel and enjoy her family.
Tiffany had no prior concern with her kidney function until the birth of her first child in 2005. After the birth, she learned she was in end stage renal failure. She started dialysis later that year to keep her kidneys functioning. Meanwhile, her mother, Suzanne, a float walker, began testing to determine if she could save her daughter’s life as a living kidney donor.
Tiffany was thrilled and humbled by her mother’s lifesaving gift of kidney donation. Tiffany recognizes her mom bravely risking her life, without hesitation, to save her daughter.
Tiffany describes her life as healthy and happy. Together, she and her husband raise their children. She continues to travel and enjoy her family.
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“We are thankful to have the opportunity to honor Aidan, Tiffany and Suzanne at the Rose Parade this year as they represent the lifesaving gifts of organ, eye and tissue donation,” said Jeffrey Orlowski, President and Chief Executive Officer of LifeShare of Oklahoma. “With a U.S. television audience in the tens of millions and a worldwide audience in the hundreds of millions, these individuals will not only be representing the importance of donation, they will serve as representatives of Oklahoma and the approximately 800 citizens of the state who are waiting on a lifesaving transplant.”
LifeShare encourages everyone across the state to tune-in to watch the 129th Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. Read Suzanne Wheeler's story. |
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