Posted on

How one woman’s selfless act to donate a kidney led her to the top of the world

Loading

In 2021 Maureen Murphy answered the call to give a part of herself–literally. When she found out her friend Kim Moulton needed a kidney transplant, she offered to be her donor. “I had everything I needed in life, so I thought this was something I could do to help,” Maureen says. She contacted the Dartmouth Hitchcock Transplant center, where Kim was a patient of Michael Daily, MD, section chief of Solid Organ Transplantation at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, and told them she wanted to donate one of her kidneys to Kim. Read more in Dartmouth Health.

Loading
Posted on

Heart Transplant Recipient Celebrates 25th Birthday and Transplant Anniversary

Loading

In the United States alone, there are more than 100,000 people on the waiting list for an organ transplant.

By Linda Ha

Hannah Grinnan celebrated her 25th birthday and 25th heart transplant anniversary this past April, which also marked National Donate Life Month. She has dedicated her life to educating others about the miracle of organ donation and the impact it can have on those in need.

Hannah was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) while in the womb, a critical congenital birth defect that affects normal blood flow through the heart. Read more in ANN.

Loading
Posted on

Column: Kidney Donation Registration Can Be Life-Changing

Loading

By Matthew Harmody Special to The Pilot

April is National Donate Life Month. Over 100,000 Americans are currently on the transplant waiting list, with about 90,000 awaiting a kidney.

The topic of kidney donation is near and dear to me for several reasons. First, my father developed chronic kidney disease (CKD) and eventually kidney failure at age 50, requiring dialysis.
Read the full story in The Pilot here.

Loading
Posted on

How This New Yorker Found His Lifesaving Kidney Through a Times Square Billboard

Loading

It was a desperate plea for help, a call for a lifesaving kidney donor. For five years, cancer survivor Marc Weiner endured grueling dialysis treatments three times a week, waiting for a donor to step forward. Then in 2018, Marc and his family took a bold step, covering a Times Square billboard with a plea for a kidney donor. Little did they know, their plea would lead to a life-changing transplant that would finally end Marc’s long wait.
Read the full story in Next News Network.

Loading
Posted on

Since her heart transplant, she treats every day like a birthday

Loading

By Stefani Kopenec, American Heart Association News

Jen Lentini was a 13-year-old competitive baton twirler and lacrosse player in the Long Island town of Hicksville, New York, when the problems began.

The pain started in her stomach. It was so severe that she’d often sit through a couple of classes then call her parents from the nurse’s office, asking to go home. Her grades started to slip. She didn’t hang out as much with friends. Read the full story in American Heart Association News.

Loading
Posted on

Teen Taking on Life After Intestine-Liver-Pancreas Transplant

Loading

By Lynn Nichols

For five years, Diana Topete couldn’t freely eat. She rarely had the chance to enjoy her favorite foods—seafood, tacos, ice cream—with her family and friends. That’s because she didn’t have any intestines.

Instead of eating, Diana was fed intravenously. For 12 hours each day, she was hooked up to parenteral nutrition, or TPN, which delivers liquid nutrients through a central line or semipermanent IV. There’s no pleasure in it, but it kept her alive. 
Read the full story in Stanford Medicine Children’s Health.

Loading
Posted on

We didn’t give up hope: Emily’s fighting chance with her lung transplant

Loading

By Veronica Giarla

Emily lights up every room she’s in with her giggles and confidence — not to mention her sparkly painted nails and glittery makeup. At 6 years old, she’s able to win people over with her bright smile and electric personality.

All this is made possible because Emily was given the gift of life — an organ donation in what seemed to be impossible circumstances. “It was during one family’s darkest hour that Emily was given the ability to continue to live,” shares Stephanie, Emily’s mom. Read the full story from Boston Children’s Hospital.

Loading
Posted on

Dual-Organ Transplant at Strong Memorial Hospital Saves Young Woman

Loading

Busy mom recovering after 14 hours in surgery, 2 new organs, care from team of 250+

A Chili mother is recovering from life-saving, dual-organ transplant surgeries following a massive effort at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital. 

More than 250 clinical and support staff – enough to fill three city buses – helped with her care, which included more than 14 hours of surgeries to give her a new heart and a new kidney. 
Read more from the University of Rochester Medical Center Newsroom.

Loading
Posted on

A near-death cardiac event, a transplant and now, a mom again

Loading

By UCHealth Writers
Chantelle Sharketti was just 40 years old when she suffered a spontaneous coronary aortic dissection, a medical emergency that often causes sudden death, while she was at home with her three young children. There were no warning signs that her heart was about to fail.

Within a few minutes of arriving at UCHealth Memorial North in Colorado Springs, Chantelle was sedated, intubated and taken to the heart catheterization lab, where a cardiologist placed stents to open her arteries. Read more in UCHealth Today.

Loading