A small piece of you grows back in about eight weeks.
For Michelle, it’s the rest of her life.
In 2023, after a very close call to leaving this rotating rock, my whole world changed. Since then, I have been continuously working on healing, and it has shown me that I am stronger than I ever gave myself credit for. I promised myself to live fully — seeking out the ocean, hiking trails, helping others, chasing the moon and embracing true peace. I am living for the spaces in time where I feel most alive.
Today, I am sharing a vulnerable update because I need a hand to reach my next horizon. I am in need of a liver transplant, and a living liver donor is my best shot at staying here — at the oceans, or mountain tops, but more importantly in the places of the people I love.
If you’re still reading, you’re already thinking about it. Michelle is asking for one action today — not eventually. Today.
You deserve the real picture — so here it is, with nothing hidden.
You donate a segment of your liver — and both livers regenerate to 100% full size in about 8 weeks. A temporary sacrifice, a permanent impact.
A 5–7 day hospital stay and roughly 6–8 weeks of recovery, done by a specialized team whose entire job is protecting you. Afterward: no long-term restrictions, no daily medication. Life goes right back to how it was — except someone is still alive because of you.
Michelle’s insurance covers 100% of your medical costs as a donor.
Generally good physical and mental health, an adult aged 18–60, and no major health issues like diabetes or active cancer.
The screening is thorough and highly protective. If anything about this poses a risk to you, the medical team won’t let you donate. Full stop.
Just a 10-minute, confidential phone call that carries absolutely no obligation. Nobody is signing you up for surgery by picking up the phone.
There are many roads to a failing liver — fatty liver disease, autoimmune conditions, hepatitis, genetics. Michelle’s cirrhosis is non-alcoholic. And still, she has spent this journey being looked at like she did this to herself.
She didn’t. Most people who need a liver didn’t. “They must have done it to themselves.” Retire the assumption — and you change the whole conversation about who deserves help.
Most people say no to donation because of things that simply aren’t true. Test yourself — then share your score and pass the truth along.
This is a friendly first filter, not medical advice. The transplant team makes every real decision — and they decide in your favor only if it’s truly safe for you.
Most people who could say yes never get asked. You don’t need to donate to save a life — you just need to make sure the right person sees this. Start a ripple.
More than 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for a transplant right now. The shortage isn’t a lack of good hearts. It’s a lack of information. Here’s how to turn yours into action.
If you might be the one, the path is a single confidential call to her transplant team — no obligation, fully covered, built to protect you.
📞 Call TeresaSay yes to organ, eye and tissue donation through the National Donate Life Registry. It takes under a minute, and one donor can save up to eight lives.
Register at RegisterMe.org ↗Registering at RegisterMe.org records your decision to be a deceased organ, eye and tissue donor — a separate, lifelong yes. To become a living donor for Michelle, call her transplant team directly.