Jennifer Quattrocchi

Type of Donation:       liver and kidney recipient

Age and Location:      Age 37 - Roseville, CA

Date of Transplant:           9/24/2018 and 2/04/2021

Sponsor:                      Honored by Donate Life California

JENNIFER’S STORY

Jennifer's transplant journey began when she was 11 years old after doctors diagnosed her with liver cirrhosis. Jennifer was immediately put on the transplant list but would spend the next 24 years living her own version of a "normal" life. Her first transplant, her new liver, was on September 24, 2018, at UCSF from an 11-year-old child. Unfortunately, a few months after her liver transplant she was told that her kidneys were failing and would need to be put on the kidney transplant list. Luckily, Jennifer's brother was willing to be her living kidney donor in 2021. As of today, she is healthier than she has been in years. Jennifer currently works at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) headquarters in Sacramento, CA, in the Registration Operations Department. Jennifer's passions include spending time with her family and traveling. Jennifer is beyond grateful for her life. "Not a day goes by where I don't think about my donor or their family," she says. Jennifer truly feels that she was given these gifts so that she could share her story and spread hope to people that may be waiting for a transplant. Jennifer is proof (twice) that there is still good in this world, even when it feels like the negativity is consuming everything around us. She is proof that the gift of life is the hardest gift to receive but the best gift to give.