LeRita Coleman Brown is eternally grateful to the Goetz family for donating the heart of their precious daughter and sister, Jody, to her more than 22 years ago; and to Jennifer Lund for donating her kidney and rescuing her from renal failure 12 years ago in May 2005.

Katina Hill is a 47-year old African American female and mother of seven children. She is married, lives in Centennial, Colorado and has four minor children still living at home. A resident of Colorado for thirty-two years, she agreed to share her story.

“We have to change the mentality that we have to eat what our parents eat.  You know, so you never look at the different vegetables.  I was looking at recipes like what’s a rutabaga?  You have to try it…”