Join our friends at the HFSA for their 3-part series. Follow the links below for more information and to register or download. Virtual Series: Part I - Webinar: Understanding Patients Risk, Early Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management of … [Read more...]
5th Annual Mike Gustin Memorial Golf Classic
Dear Friends & Patrons, This letter is to inform all our golfers, donors, and volunteers that due to the uncertainty of Covid-19 we are forced to postpone the 5th Mike Gustin Memorial Golf Tournament held August 5, 2020. We waited as long as … [Read more...]
In The News: 5 for Good (WCVB Channel 5)
"5 for Good" - January 30, 2020 MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — Larry Williams and Mike Ashworth met in the hardest of circumstances. Williams was in need of a heart transplant and was too sick to leave Tufts Medical Center. Ashworth, a volunteer with the … [Read more...]
In The News: Chronicle (WCVB Channel 5): The Heart Chooses The Person
HeartBrother Hamid Mahdavy's friendship with his donor's family surprises even his doctors at Tufts Medical Center. NEEDHAM, Mass. — The Medical Director of Tufts Medical's Advanced Heart Failure Program (who has been involved with organ … [Read more...]
2019 Friendly Feud: Tufts MC team receives their winning team plaques
On September 27th the HeartBrothers Foundation held their first Friendly Feud event to raise awareness about Heart Failure and to raise funds to help HeartBrothers with their mission to Help Heart Failure patients and their loved ones navigate living … [Read more...]
“The Nicholas Effect” 25 years later
By Reg Green | Sep. 29, 2019 | LA Times "The Nicholas Effect" 25 years later: After we donated our son’s organs, Italy was never the same. You may remember the story of how my young son, Nicholas, was killed. Many people do. Read … [Read more...]
HealthGrades: Common Causes of Heart Failure
Heart failure means your heart isn't pumping as well as it should. It's getting weaker. Your heart has trouble supplying the rest of your body with the oxygen it needs. Heart failure comes on gradually. What causes congestive heart failure and are … [Read more...]
HeartBrothers Receives 2019 Honorable Mention for “Excellence in Patient Engagement”
Firsthand Experience Inspires Friends to Help Others with Heart Failure by Hamid Mahdavy • June 19, 2019 Editor’s note: HeartBrothers Foundation received an Honorable Mention from the 2019 Sherman Award for Excellence in Patient Engagement … [Read more...]
In The News: Organ Donor Day on Valentine’s Day
HeartBrother Hamid Madahvy joins New England Donor Services and Holyoke Mayor to spread the word about organ donation. Mayor Alex Morse hosted Organ Donor Day at City Hall, joined by donor recipients and local organizations. Holyoke residents … [Read more...]
In The News: Skydiver Back in Air Following Heart Transplant
Frank Hewitt Skydives After His Heart Transplant A special meeting Monday in Vermont’s Addison County demonstrated the emotional power and life-saving potential of organ transplants. "As long as I’m breathing, as long as this heart’s ticking, I’m … [Read more...]