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...]
Survivor Stories
Heart Transplant Survivor Stories
We are pleased to introduce you to some of our Team HeartBrothers members. These are their heart failure survivor stories. (Be sure to check back as new stories will be added routinely...)
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...]
Our Co-Founders’ Survivor Story – The Original HeartBrothers
*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...]
Bob Romer’s Survivor Story – “And A Battle It Was”
Name: Robert Romer Location: Scottsdale, AZ Profession: Co-Founder, HeartBrothers Foundation Diagnosis: Congestive Heart Failure (Age 38) Transplanted: February 14, 2013 And A … [Read more...]
Pat Sullivan’s Survivor Story – “A New Mission in Life”
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...]
HeartBrother Larry Williams: ‘The Governor’ Goes Home
Heart transplant patient who counseled others finally going home Produced By: WCVB-5 (ABC) Boston *Click Image To Watch Video BOSTON — SEP 6, 2017 — There will be a lot of bittersweet tears Thursday at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, where … [Read more...]
Two Team HeartBrothers Members Honored at Tufts MC Gala
Two of our Team HB members were honored at Tufts Medical Center's annual Working Wonders Gala in March 2017. Their stories shared on the big screens at the event. The room so silent you could hear a pin drop. We are so fortunate to have Shalah … [Read more...]
Kyle Williams’ Survivor Story – “Two Hearts are Better than One”
Name: Kyle Williams Location: Syracuse, NY Profession: Environmental Engineer Diagnosis: Dilated Cardiomyopathy, August 2011 (Age 29) Transplanted: December 10, 2014 (Age 32) In … [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...]
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...]