*Original story on the Tufts Medical Center website - 09/08/2015.* To say Pat Sullivan and Bob Romer are bonded for life would be an understatement. Recent heart transplant recipients at Tufts MC’s Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Center, … [Read more...]
Heart Disease Quiz
Test your medical IQ with this Heart Disease Quiz. Thanks to the folks at Medicine.Net who created this great quiz and important heart health facts. See how many you can answer correctly... Q1: In the US, 1 in every ___ deaths is caused by heart … [Read more...]
Heart Prayer Wall – Official Launch
Join us in the official launch of our Heart Prayer Wall! We're thrilled to introduce you to our Heart Prayer Wall--an ongoing, interactive dedication to those living with heart failure (and other diseases). And we welcome you to participate today! … [Read more...]
Don Mitchell’s Survivor Story: The Gift Of Life
Name: Don Mitchell Age: 61 Age at Diagnosis: 39 Procedures: heart transplant; kidney transplant …Shocker My heart disease started at the very young age of 39. I was very active physically, worked out religiously. I was in peak … [Read more...]
You Beat The Odds – ENJOY!
By: Pat Sullivan (Co-Founder) March 8, 2017 To all the Heart Transplant survivors out there: Close your eyes and remember the time before your transplant. Remember just how sick you were. NOW try to say, "I'm having a terrible day … [Read more...]
Larry Williams’ Survivor Story
Larry N. Williams, Jr: It’s All About the Moment Name: Larry N. Williams, Jr. Location: Tufts Medical Center, Pratt 8 (Heart Failure Ward) Diagnosis: Congestive Heart Failure, AFIB, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure Transplanted: Currently … [Read more...]
Allen “Monty” Scott’s Survivor Story
Name: Allen "Monty" Scott Diagnosis (Age): 36 Transplant: Currently 1A Status on the Transplant Waiting List Monty needs lifesaving heart and kidney transplants. He has been enduring the complications of severe end-stage congestive heart … [Read more...]
Interesting People…
By: Pat Sullivan (Co-Founder) February 14, 2017 It's been just over 4 years ago now that I received my miracle of a new heart. I want to set the stage before I go any further... I had complications. I was a pretty debilitated patient after my … [Read more...]
Bill Chenier’s Survivor Story
Bill Chenier Retired Chef Diagnosis (Age): 4th Grade (Heart Murmur) Transplant: August 1, 2011 After a heart and kidney transplant saved Bill Chenier’s life nearly two years after he lost his youngest son, Scott, to the same congenital heart … [Read more...]
Co-Founder Feature: Bob Romer
MetroWest Daily News: Whatever Happened To ...?: Westborough's Bob Romer giving back after life was saved by heart transplant By: Rick Smith, ricksmith235@verizon.net, Apr 30 2016 FRAMINGHAM - Bob Romer graduated from Westborough High School in … [Read more...]