Listen Live to My Transplant Story April is Donate Life month and I have been remiss in not posting about it sooner. It has been a busy month at my house. I had my mid-year visit at the transplant clinic, we visited my father in Tennessee for a little while, then we got home, andContinue reading “Donate Life Month and Radio Interview”
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Gender and Ethnic Disparity in Heart Transplants and Upcoming Changes in Organ Allocation
According to data from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), some transplant teams showed patterns of denying donor hearts to certain patients when offers became available. The probability of a donor heart being accepted by these transplant centers was more likely for white women, followed by Black women, white men, then Black men, accordingContinue reading “Gender and Ethnic Disparity in Heart Transplants and Upcoming Changes in Organ Allocation”
Why January 6 Is Important to Me
Today’s date is more than a mere page on the calendar to me. It is a milestone. Today is the eighteenth anniversary of my first heart transplant. January 6, 2006. This time of year is always fraught with emotion for me, and a perpetual cloud hangs over the holidays no matter how hard I tryContinue reading “Why January 6 Is Important to Me”
“You won’t live until Christmas”
As we move closer to Christmas, I am overcome with gratitude for the gift of life that has allowed me to share one more holiday season with my family and friends. I wrote an essay about the Christmas I spent in the hospital as I waited for a heart transplant, and it was published todayContinue reading ““You won’t live until Christmas””
Furry Friday – Blue Steel
It’s the middle of September, and I always get a little sentimental during this time. My mind drifts back five years to September of 2018 when I lived in an apartment in Nashville, Tennessee – alone except for the company of Gidget McFidget. I was listed for a heart transplant at Vanderbilt University Medical Center,Continue reading “Furry Friday – Blue Steel”
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