Merle Zuel of Bonner Springs, KS
The unselfish act of organ donation is one of the most compassionate things one human being can do for another.
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Jill Thorne of Rescue, CA
I received a heart transplant 22 years ago.
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Don Salamone of Fountain Hills, AZ
A transplant does not mean the end of life but rather the beginning chapter of a new journey.
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Simon Keith of Las Vegas, NV
Simon Keith holds the distinction of being the first athlete in the world to play a professional sport after undergoing a heart transplant.
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Jim Gleason of Beverly, NJ
Eighteen years ago, Oct 19, 1994, Roberto died, but his heart lived on, replacing the failing heart of a dying man in Philadelphia with his young athletic one.
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