Heart
Stories of hope
#LivingItForward
Jameson Finney: The transplant that came out of left field
“Jameson was near death,” Dr. Achuff recalls. “It was truly a beautiful orchestration of teamwork and state-of-the-art care that turned the course for Jameson that day in the CICU.”
My second heartbeat
Monique Acosta House was your typical college student 20 years ago with the daily schedule filled with work and classes. She began to notice that she was feeling more tired than usual and had left arm pain. Her friend suggested that she should get that checked out by...
Gene Shimandle: A change of heart
I was diagnosed with heart failure in 2005.
Juniper, heart recipient
March 7 is Juniper’s birthday, but her family celebrates September 17 because that is her Heart Anniversary.
Matthew, heart recipient
We have been very blessed to connect with Brayden’s family and we are forever grateful to them for giving Matthew the gift of life.
Dennis, heart recipient
He is looking toward the future and the many celebrations to come
Amber, heart recipient
Because of my donor, I am able to have a second chance at life and that it something I will cherish for a lifetime.
Skylar, heart recipient
Almost immediately after Skylar was born, his heart began to fail, so an emergency open-heart operation was performed.
Jeanne Anne, heart recipient
“A new year, a new heart, a new life.”
Bobby, heart recipient
“Someone said ‘yes’ to donating life so that I might have a second chance.”
Ben, heart recipient
In 2011, 4-week-old Benjamin developed what his parents thought was the flu.
Zion and Zhania, heart recipients
Siblings Zion and Zhania both received heart transplants and made history.
