The Heartbrothers Foundation has added toll free service to further assist Heart Failure patients and loved ones or other inquiries to their programs. According to Bob Romer one of the volunteer founders of the foundation, “This addition is just … [Read more...]
Welcome to Dr Michael Kiernan,MD,MSc
HeartBrothers Foundation adds Dr Michael Kiernan,MD,MSc to its Board of Advisors. Dr Kiernan is the Director of the Ventricular Assist Device program at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Mass. He is also an Assistant Professor at Tufts School of … [Read more...]
Symptoms of Heart Failure
Heart Failure, also known as, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is a progressive condition. I remember when my husband was first diagnosed with heart failure. Gosh, what is heart failure? There was no internet as we know it today to look it up. … [Read more...]
Share the Disease
This may sound strange but you should share your disease. No, no, I am not talking about sharing a communicable disease or reaching out to anyone on the street, as you will run the risk of driving them away or scaring them with your frankness. What … [Read more...]
Superheros You’re Not
As a healthcare professional, the word stoic has a more complex definition in the world of Heart Failure, Heart transplant and Ventricular Assist Devices. The word stoic defined as a noun by Merriam-Webster as: a person who accepts what happens … [Read more...]
Surviving a Long Hospital Stay
If someone had told you that you are going to spend almost 12 months in the hospital, your first reaction would be to say “NO WAY!” I think I would have been tempted to jump off a bridge. We have all heard the horror stories about hospital stays, … [Read more...]
Steve Maskell’s Survivor Story: A True Heart Brother
By Bob Romer - Steve Maskell is a kind hearted 54 year old man and heart transplant recipient. I had the pleasure of rooming with Steve for four months while waiting for our hearts at Tufts Medical Center's Cardiomyopathy Unit in Boston, in the … [Read more...]
Michelle Keyes’ Survivor Story
Michelle Keyes and her heart transplant story at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA. … [Read more...]