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Jamie Warren of Blackfoot, ID

I don’t have to be strong for anyone at this moment and it is a good thing, because I have no more strength to give.

I received a heart transplant 22 years ago.

A transplant does not mean the end of life but rather the beginning chapter of a new journey.

At age 39 my kidneys began to fail. By the time I went on dialysis I couldn’t even hold a hair dryer over my head.

My mom and I have always had a special relationship. We share the same smile, sense of humor, and nowadays, we share the same liver.

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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