Aug 24, 2016 | Heart, Transplant recipient, UNOS Ambassador
Despite having an implanted pacemaker/defibrillator my health was still bad and I began experiencing more lethargy and more ventricular tachycardia, as I became weaker and weaker. It was determined by the heart failure team that a valve replacement would be my best...
Aug 24, 2016 | Lung, Transplant recipient
“I shut the door so I can be alone . . . although I am never alone. I have a constant companion that is my source of life. I stand in front of the mirror and see me the way everyone else does; a very sick young woman. I see the oxygen tubing which I hate but I...
Aug 24, 2016 | Heart, Transplant recipient
I received a heart transplant 22 years ago. I was born with a heart defect and after a couple of heart surgeries-the surgeons just decided to replace it :) I was 17 when I received the transplant. Since then I have gone on to graduate highschool, obtain a...
Aug 24, 2016 | Heart, Stories, Transplant recipient
I would like to share my story for all of you out there who think life is over when you have been told you need a heart transplant or any transplant for that matter. I have been a hardcore competitive runner all my life and have taken excellent care of myself my whole...
Aug 22, 2016 | Kidney, Pancreas, Stories, Transplant recipient
At age 11 I was diagnosed with Type I diabetes, often called juvenile onset diabetes at the time. I was drinking water constantly and losing weight off my already small frame. When the teacher had had it with me asking to go to the bathroom several times each day she...
