Name: Hamid Mahdavy Location: Wilbraham, MA (The Berkshires) Diagnosis: Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Transplanted: November 2, 2016 During his sophomore year in college, Hamid Mahdavy learned he had a … [Read more...]
Living Longer with a New Heart
Top Transplant Expert Shares Survival Info on HeartBrothers Foundation Webinar Christian Jeeves lives with the question always in the back of his mind: How long will his wife Shalah, 37, live after her successful heart transplant six years … [Read more...]
New Organ Care System is Revolutionizing Transplants and Saving Lives
New Organ Care System is Revolutionizing Transplants and Saving Lives Glenn Rockwood expected a long, frightening wait for a new heart; many patients often wait up to a year. Luckily, he was getting his heart at Mass General Hospital, which uses a … [Read more...]
Transplant Patients & COVID Vaccination
To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate? That is the Question… By: Pat Sullivan | Co-Founding Survivor, The HeartBrothers Foundation Recently, there have been a lot of reports regarding the “unmasking of America,” including the logic, the … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Vaccines & Transplant Patients — Important New Information at HeartBrothers Webinar
On April 14, the HeartBrothers Foundation launched its annual webinar series with an important COVID-19 update for transplant patients from top Boston doctors: Data shows vaccines do not appear to provide adequate immunity. According to a Johns … [Read more...]
Glenn Rockwoods’ Survivor Story – “OCS™ Heart Transplant”
Name: Glenn Rockwood Location: Albany, NY Diagnosis: Cardiomyopathy (40s) Transplanted: February 8, 2017 (62) For nearly 20 years, Glenn lived his best life knowing eventually he would … [Read more...]
3 Tips for Effective Management of Your Heart Failure Medication
For most Americans, heart failure sounds like a frightening, hopeless diagnosis that only affects a select few. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows nearly 6.2 million adults are currently living with heart … [Read more...]
4 Types of Treatment for Heart Failure Conditions
Few Americans realize exactly how common heart failure is. Heart failure understandably sounds like a rather dramatic condition and one that few people experience. However, around 20% of all Americans will develop heart failure at one point or … [Read more...]
4 Programs that Can Help You Cope with Heart Transplants
Aside from the brain, the heart is perhaps the most important organ in the body. Therefore, when you're diagnosed with a serious heart condition, it can feel like a death sentence. This is more common than you might think, with roughly 6 million … [Read more...]
Sixth Annual Team HeartBrothers Meeting
Our first ever VIRTUAL Annual Team HeartBrothers Meeting was held December 10, 2020, with great success. More than 30 of our team members assembled via Zoom for a 5.5-hour meeting. Our annual meetings aim to educate all Team HeartBrothers … [Read more...]