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09/06/2024

Had my 10 year ❤️ appointment and my heart cath through the wrist! All looks good!

02/14/2024

Watch me tonight on KGAN for Valentine’s Day/ National Donor Day!

02/12/2024

Today is always a very hard day. Please say a prayer for Briar’s family and friends. 10 years ago a wonderful young man passed away. Briar, saved 5 lives through organ donation. I am the recipient of Briars heart. Briar was loved by everyone he met, his smile was beautiful, he was nice, caring, funny, good at sports, and loved to play jokes on people. I could tell just from meeting his friends and family that Briar made a positive impact on everyone he met. I am forever grateful and thankful that Briar and his family chose “yes” to save lives through organ donation. I can’t imagine being a parent making such a tough decision during the hardest day of your life, but you honored Briar’s wishes to be an organ donor and I just know how happy he is that he saved and improved 5 lives💚♻️

08/03/2023

02/03/2023

FEBRUARY is HEART Month❤️❤️❤️! Kick the 1st Friday of the month off right by Wearing RED Today!!

01/21/2023

Latest episode available! Listen to Brenda E Cortez, Living Donor and Children’s Author share her story 💚Her HOWL the Owl series not only inspires Love and Kindness, but also helps children understand some of the difficult things regarding organ donation.

As always, we want to spread awareness, but hope that with this episode some of your questions regarding Living Donation are answered.
Who knows? Maybe it will Inspire another Hero out there!
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https://www.howltheowl.com/

https://anchor.fm/brigitte-steimel/episodes/Brenda-Cortez--Author-and-Living-Donor-e1tp5ie

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0VvAdubF6qYDTG3TlM6pDW?si=WJIsBcpLRwebBToykVnreg

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9jN2FmZTYyNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-4-haileys-heart/id1653829790?i=1000595889893

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-hope-4-haileys-heart-104387896/episode/brenda-cortez-author-and-living-donor-107625258?cmp=ios_share&sc=ios_social_share&pr=false

Brenda Cortez is a living kidney donor and Author of the HOWL the Owl series. Brenda has not only shared her experience with others, she also created the HOWL Children’s book series. HOWL inspires Love and Kindness. The books in the series talk about the tough to understand for children topics sur...

01/02/2023

“ And rhe WINNER of the Sweepstakes Award- the Highest Honor of the Rose Bowl 🌹 Parade goes to: Donate Life💚💙💚!!!!

In case you missed it- Here it is!!!
Congratulations to all the volunteers, recipients, living donors, Donor families, One Legacy, Fiesta Parade Floats!!!
20 years of participation and over 100 million donor’s registered 💚🌹💙

12/31/2022

Happy New Year to all our friends and family ❤️.
On this last day of 2022, the 21st Birthday of our HERO, Briar, who not only gave the most precious Gift to Hailey, but shared so much with all that knew and loved him….

I share a few words from his family friend: Thank you Sheila❤️

Happy Heavenly 21st Birthday to our dear friend, Briar Jack🎂 You impacted so many lives in your 12 years with us, in various ways...here are a few of my favorite. You touched so many hearts, with your heart of gold💛You helped so many people laugh, with your fantastic jokes(& practical jokes)😂 You showed your teammates the meaning of being “the glue” on a team, keeping everyone determined💚 You showed everyone the true meaning of being a good human...And for all of this, we are eternally grateful! Do something good today, In Briar’s honor!!! Share a memory of Briar with someone today, to help spread joy to others in his name.

I ask, that you
Do something good today in honor of Briar, his family, his friends and all those who have given the 💚

Be thankful for the all around💚

12/09/2022

https://anchor.fm/brigitte-steimel/episodes/HOPE--A-Siblings-Perspective-e1rvv6m

Hailey’s twin sister, Hope talks about being a sibling of someone with a CHD and waiting for a transplant.