People Say...

What People are Saying About TransWeb
See also: Number of visits to TransWeb, and other usage statistics

September 1999: Popular Science named TransWeb as one of the top 50 science and technology web sites in the world! In the feature article titled "50 Best of the Web," TransWeb was one of only five web sites in the category of "health and medicine." A big thank you to the editors!

"Happily, the odds are you don't need a new heart, lung, or kidney. But you may be able to save the life of someone who does. TransWeb gives you the chance to do just that - with information about donation and the myths surrounding it - as you learn more about the news, personal stories, and cutting-edge medicine of organ transplants."

“Transweb is definitely first class! Congratulations on an excellent job.”

Walter K. Graham, Executive Director

United Network for Organ Sharing

“We greatly appreciate what you have done to advance the field of transplantation and donor education.”

Judy Braslow, former director of the Division of Transplantation

Health Resources and Services Administration

“As a heart transplant recipient, I have found TransWeb to be a virtual world of support and information, ever-growing, a constantly changing source of the latest developments in the world of transplantation. TransWeb is my first answer to the frequent question from fellow patients and recipients of all organ types, ‘Where can I find help with my transplant issues?’ The internet has opened up the world and TransWeb has adapted itself to use that power to reach out and help in a way that no one else has ever done before, and I pay that compliment from the very bottom of my ‘new heart!’ ”

Jim Gleason, heart transplant recipient, shown with his wife Jay

Willa Pilcher with her husband

“As a donor family member and member of a bereavement support group, I am deeply touched by the TransWeb Memorial. As a volunteer for national and local organizations which support organ and tissue donation, I am encouraged by the growth of TransWeb’s commitment to education and understanding. As an individual who has met and come to know and love a number of individuals who have received transplants, I applaud Transweb’s work to help them and to help patients awaiting transplant. As a person who has seen TransWeb in action at the XI World Transplant Games, I hope that their professionalism with great heart will continue to grow and be nurtured.” Willa Pilcher, donor wife

“Not only am I a donor family member (wife), I am on the Board of Directors of Missisippi Organ Recovery Agency. Also, I am a very active member in our local (Tupelo, MS) organ and tissue donation support group. So, as you see, I have a very deep-rooted interest in organ and tissue donation. Thank you for this excellent web site. Keep up the educational work, as I feel that is the key to furthering the cause of organ donation.” Alice Sanders, donor wife and member, Board of Directors, Missisippi Organ Recovery Agency

“I’m a photojournalist who is donating a kidney to my father this Thursday. A fellow photojournalist is documenting the whole process from testing to surgery to recovery. I’d like to offer it to appear on your website because in the early days when I made my decision to donate, the accounts that were published here made it easier. It’s a great site!”

Joel Lerner, kidney donor, shown here with his father

TransWeb a partner in National Organ Donation Initiative; announced December 1997

A few of the many comments we've received:

Awards:

"You are providing a service to those of us starving for information, in an easily accessible method. I thank you from the bottom of my heart."
"I would like to send a giant 'thank you' to TransWeb for all you do for donor families. Thanks for the wonderful site in which to share the love and loss of the donors, and the hope and joy of the recipients, and loved ones!"
"Thank you for having very up to date information on organ donation on your web site. I just finished finished a project on it, and of all the web sites we visited, yours gave us the most information. In fact, almost all our information came from your web site. We got an A+ on our project."
"Just want to thank you for your clear, concise response to the 60 Minutes episode."

National Kidney Foundation Public Service Award for "outstanding Internet coverage of the 1998 U.S. Transplant Games and your collaborative efforts with the NKF." Presented 10/22/98

Yahoo, the world's largest web site directory, designated TransWeb as a "cool site"

TransWeb is featured in the following publications:

Britannica Online, the web version of Encyclopedia Britannica
A "Resource for people who have transplanted organs or who are awaiting a transplant, as well as for the health professionals who care for them. Includes personal accounts of the transplant experience, lifestyle information for transplant patients, FAQs, details about organ donations, and news concerning transplant-related research and health policy for both patients and professionals. Provides an extensive index of links to transplant centers, organ-sharing networks, government agencies, procurement organizations and tissue banks, registries, support groups and newsgroups, and professional and research organizations."

CNN Interactive, the online version of the Cable News Network.

The Official AT&T Worldnet Guide to Medical Research
“TransWeb has long taken advantage of the Internet to meet the timely needs of medical professionals and patients in the field of transplantation medicine.”

Dr. Tom Linden's Guide to Online Medicine, by Tom Linden, MD & Michele Kienholz
Access to Health, Health Basics and Healthy Styles: Decisions for Living Well, by B. E. Pruitt & Jane J. Stein
How to Find Health Information on the Internet, by Bruce Maxwell
Access to Health, Sixth Edition, by Rebecca J. Donatelle & Lorraine G. Davis

Last modified: 11 May 2000