Name: Patrick J. Sullivan Location: Northboro, MA Profession: Co-Founder, HeartBrothers Foundation Diagnosis: Congestive Heart Failure, 1993 (Age 38) Transplanted: November 21, 2012 (Age … [Read more...]
Ken’s Memorial Journey
Last year--after a long, brave journey--our friend Ken Iovino received his new heart. This is the amazing video that chronicles "Ken's Memorial Journey" by the talented folks at Memorial Hospital (who also saved his life). Ken, you are an … [Read more...]
Living with an Artificial Heart
The following video is from the "Great Big Story" Facebook page. Andrew Jones is a fitness model who runs, lifts and trains with the best. Only difference? He doesn't have a pulse. He built his incredible physique off a battery-powered artificial … [Read more...]
Mike Ashworth’s Survivor Story
Name: Mike Ashworth Location: Warwick, RI Profession: Soccer coach; retired insurance broker Diagnosis: Heart failure / renal failure Transplanted: September 13, 2014 Time on Transplant List: 5 years Mike Ashworth Survivor Story: The … [Read more...]
Role of heart-assist devices shifts as technology, management improve
From the Houston Chronicle Six years ago, Brenda Mays was in and out of the hospital with heart failure so often that all the nurses knew her by name. "I would go to the hospital on a Monday and get out on a Friday, and Sunday night, I was … [Read more...]
The HeartBrothers at Tufts Medical Center
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, their extended, intertwining sagas are analogous to Frodo and Sam’s quest … [Read more...]
WHAT DID I DO ?
When I was actively going through the ordeal of HF/LVAD/Transplant and sketchy recovery, I fell into the trap of questioning my Higher Power’s decisions about me. I could pull myself out of these morose meanderings of my feeble mind, but, not always … [Read more...]
When You Feel All Alone
There were times when I felt I just couldn’t go on anymore. It was a long road in the hospital and after months I became depressed and just felt like throwing in the towel. Thankfully, I had a great support team in my wife and son and so many friends … [Read more...]
Road to an LVAD
How do you get to a place where you need a left ventricular assist device (LVAD)? Everyone’s story is slightly different. Below is my story, when you have a chance share your story with us. My cardiologists finally convinced me that I needed to go … [Read more...]
HeartBrothers Foundation receives grant from CareDX
http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2014/12/12/691015/10112240/en/CareDx-Presents-HeartBrothers-Foundation-with-a-Grant-to-Support-Heart-Transplant-Education-and-Patient-Support-in-New-England.html … [Read more...]
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