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Eastern Iowa woman writes children's book about true story of her heart transplant

This Valentine's day marks eight years since Hailey Steimel received the gift of life through a heart transplant. Hailey was born with a congenital heart defect and her heart began to fail on her at the age of 16.

How ISU fan Bassett inspired again in his final days

As Nick Bassett was wheeled in his hospital bed through Iowa Methodist Medical Center last Thursday for the honor walk, a representative from the Iowa Donor Network grabbed a phone and played the Iowa State University fight song.

Iowa woman’s late husband is one of a record breaking number of organ donors in 2021

Iowans donate record number of organs for fourth year in a row

(KWWL)-- The Iowa Donor Network reports that 365 organs were transplanted in 2021, from 128 deceased organ donors. The network has continued to see exponential progress in the last four years, breaking their record each year.