Liver transplant recipient embraces community at Troy University

Ansley Mangus is a freshman from Fairhope, Ala. attending TROY after a liver transplant as a child.

Ansley Mangus is a freshman from Fairhope, Ala. attending TROY after a liver transplant as a child.

According to the National Institute of Health, about 7,100 liver transplants were performed in the United States in 2015. One of those recipients, Ansley Mangus, is now happy, healthy and in her first year of college at Troy University.

Days before her fifth birthday, Mangus suffered a medical emergency while on vacation with her family that…

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Event raises awareness on organ donation as participants share personal experiences

Participants in program display a Donate Life flag at the conclusion of the event..

Participants in program display a Donate Life flag at the conclusion of the event..

Former firefighter and fire marshal Jimmy Ward knows that had it not been for the generosity of an organ donor, he wouldn’t be here today and wouldn’t have lived to see two grandchildren born or meet the one that is on the way.

Ward, who received both a heart and kidney transplant, shared his experiences…

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