Transplant Success is proud to now offer CarePages for the transplant community. CarePages are private, personalized Web pages that allow a transplant candidate and his or her family to stay in touch before and even after their transplant. CarePages are free and comply with all patient privacy regulations. CarePages give patient families greater control over communication and provide an easy way for friends and loved ones to respond with messages of support. Learn more about CarePages >
StoriesRead inspirational success stories from thankful transplant recipients who wish to share their good news with you. Transplant Success allows all recipients to share their stories.
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Nick's New Heart - Heart transplants are high drama. They make national headlines and are subjects for TV shows. People are interested in reading about someone who has the odds stacked against them, especially if it is a twenty-three month old child. Our nation as a whole is interested in medical advances, particularly when children are involved. Nick’s New Heart is about that drama. It is the story of my youngest son’s heart transplant. Nick was born with a heart defect, had three open heart surgeries, and a heart transplant before the age of two.
In Nick’s New Heart I share how my husband and I had to plan for the eventuality of a funeral and how we struggled to explain Nick’s situation to our other three children. I tell what it was like to wait for a heart as well as what life was like after the transplant. Included is how our family lived as normally as possible even with a chronically ill child. Today, sixteen years later and despite the fact that the shadow of death is always over us, life is good. Nick is a normal, well adjusted teenager. (As normal as a teenager can be.) Our family found that life can be wonderful among the unknown and uncontrollable. Learn more about Nick's New Heart >
Fundraising and Financial Assistance. These organizations provide financial assistance, medication grants, and/or fundraising expertise to qualifying transplant candidates and patients. Learn more about C.L.A.S.S. >
The Climb of My Life: Scaling Mountains with a Borrowed Heart This inspirational tale of hope and accomplishment is something everyone can find personal meaning in. The Climb of My Life tells the story of Kelly's transplant, recovery, and ascents up such mountains as Mt. Kilimanjaro-all on a borrowed heart. Learn more about The Climb of My Life >
