When faced with the loss of a loved one, many of us turn to

Organ transplant recipients wake up from their life-saving

Legacies of Life turns 1! This month we’re reviewing what

National Donate Life Month is an observance to celebrate and honor those who have given the gift of life and a time to provide life-saving education about the need for more donors.

We’re visiting with TOSA President & CEO Joe Nespral to talk about the gratitude we have for donor families and how they can come to our offices for a moment of peace at our Wall of Heroes, which honors each of TOSA’s organ donors.

To learn more about activities and initiatives for Donate Life Month, visit DonateLife.net/ndlm.

For more information about Texas Organ Sharing Alliance, to sign up as an organ donor, for bereavement resources or even to see images of our Wall of Heroes, visit us at TOSA1.org.

National Donor Day, an observance to highlight the need for organ, eye, tissue, blood and bone marrow donors, is also meant to honor donors and their families. Lemuel Bradshaw, a two-time heart recipient, joins us to talk about his transplant and his work as a public relations manager with United Tissue Resources.

To learn more about United Tissue Resources, visit unitedtissueresources.org. For more information about Texas Organ Sharing Alliance, to sign up as an organ donor or for bereavement resources, visit us at TOSA1.org.

Grief during the holiday season is hard. We know it can feel challenging to know how to balance celebrating with family and

Our Legacy Letter is from Candi and her sisters to "The Greatest Gift Giver, Ever" in honor of their mother's heart donor and family.

To learn more about the Children’s Bereavement Center Rio Grande Valley, please visit CBC-RGV.org. For more information about Texas Organ Sharing Alliance, to sign up as an organ donor or for bereavement resources, visit us at TOSA1.org.

We’re looking forward to exploring grief in 2024.

Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a celebration of life and death. By creating an altar at home, we can pay tribute to those we miss the most while keeping their memory alive. In this episode we speak with Cyndi Stojanovic, the museum director at Mission Historical Museum, about the museum’s annual Community Altar Exhibit and how this holiday can help us grieve.

To learn more about the Mission Historical Museum, visit MissionMuseum.org. For more information about Texas Organ Sharing Alliance, to sign up as an organ donor or for bereavement resources, visit us at TOSA1.org.

August 30th is observed as National Grief Awareness Day and we’re welcoming our first guest. Tara Storch is the co-founder of Taylor’s Gift Foundation and a donor mom. Her group helps donor families with free grief support. Today we’re talking about what she’s learned and how we can use free resources to help us heal.

For more information about Taylor’s Gift Foundation, visit TaylorsGift.org. For more information about Texas Organ Sharing Alliance, to sign up as an organ donor or for bereavement resources, visit us at TOSA1.org.

In the first episode of the Legacies of Life Podcast, we're introducing you to Texas Organ Sharing Alliance (TOSA) and talking about our mission to save lives through the power of organ donation. Your hosts Adriana and Edwina will also get into how the Donor Family Aftercare Department supports donor families.

In each episode, we'll end with a Legacy Letter from either a transplant recipient or a donor family. This episode's incredible letter is from the mom of a heart recipient who shares all the amazing ways organ donation has given her daughter a second chance at life.

To learn more about TOSA or organ donation, visit us at https://www.tosa1.org.

Introducing the Legacies of Life Podcast dedicated to helping those who grieve. Our new episode is coming soon!

Brought to you by Texas Organ Sharing Alliance's Donor Family Aftercare Department, hosts Adriana and Edwina will speak with bereavement experts and discuss the realities of grief. TOSA, an agency dedicated to helping individuals and families give the the gift of life through the power of donation. For more information about TOSA or to sign up to donate life, visit https://tosa1.org.