Thanks For Being Here - A Full Circle Kidney Donation Story

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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A woman named Karen Burke listened to an episode of Thanks For Being Here and felt an overwhelming sense of certainty about something she'd never considered before. Kelly shares a remarkable full circle story that began with listener Jennifer Cramer-Miller's letter thanking her anonymous kidney donor and ends somewhere none of us could have predicted. This is about what happens when someone else's words move you so deeply that listening isn't enough— and how sharing our experiences can ripple outward with consequences we'd never imagine possible. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.7	Hi everyone. Welcome to thanks for being here, a short weekly pod to remind us of the many
0:35.4	essential and beautiful ways we affect one another. Every Sunday,
0:40.3	I'll read a submission from a listener of Kelly Corrigan Wonders. Could be wedding vows or a
0:45.5	bat mitzvah toast, a eulogy, or retirement speech. We believe this is probably the loveliest way
0:51.8	to tap into our better selves and remember our highest values.
0:56.1	We encourage you to share this podcast each week with one person you love.
1:00.5	Maybe someone you miss and need to bring closer,
1:03.3	someone you want to feel your appreciation or admiration or both.
1:08.1	This is thanks for Being Here.
1:23.4	This week's thanks for being here is a really remarkable full circle story. A while back as a part of our Sunday feed, we shared a letter from a woman named Jennifer Kramer Miller that she
1:28.1	had written thanking her kidney donor. Then a woman named Karen Burke, who heard that thanks for
1:34.0	being here from Jennifer Kramer Miller, decided to donate a kidney. And then she reached out to us to
1:41.0	share her story. So first I'll read Karen's letter. The second thing I'll
1:44.9	share is the email to us from Jennifer Kramer Miller herself to let us know about Karen donating.
1:51.8	Dear Kelly, on the March 9th episode of Thanks for Being Here, you shared the story of Jennifer,
1:56.7	who had been the recipient of a kidney donation from a stranger. Her husband had been willing to donate,
2:02.1	but was not a compatible match. However, because he was willing, they were able to participate
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