Cancer and Heart Transplant Survivor Gives Back with HeartBrothers House: ‘You’ve got to be a fighter’...

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 rare heart condition called Left Ventricular Hypertrophy1. He was told many things at the time…that very little was known about the condition, that he should be able to lead a normal life, that he should have an echocardiogram2 every thre

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 need a heart transplant. Diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and implanted with an internal cardiac device (ICD) defibrillator in his 40s, Glenn was equipped with a series of ICDs and eventually had to add a pacemaker after he developed a serious infectio

*Original story published on Tufts Medical Center's 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, their extended, intertwining sagas are analogous to Frodo and Sam’s quest in The Lord of The Rings trilogy: harrowing, life-threatening, ultimately successful, and unquestionably epic. Midway through their yearlong stay at Tufts

Name:                    Kyle Williams Location:              Syracuse, NY Profession:          Environmental Engineer Diagnosis:            Dilated Cardiomyopathy, August 2011 (Age 29) Transplanted:    December 10, 2014 (Age 32) In the Beginning… “Man, I’m getting out of shape,” I said to myself. “It must be some sort of lung infection,” I thought. A friend’s wife had recently had similar symptoms—with an ultimate diagnosis of a fungal lung infection. I started Googling fung

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 inspiration. The following video is from the “Memorial Healthcare System” Facebook page: Ken’s courageous journey with us began last year when he became our first LVAD patient. Through his hard work and our team’s commitment, Ken ultimately qu

Mike Ashworth 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 Miracle Man How I Feel Today (Feb ’16) I walk 2 miles a day on a treadmill and run errands for family and friends. I’m infinitely better than I was… extremely independent… and happy to still coach soccer. Just A Little Shoulder Pai

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The HeartBrothers Foundation wishes to thank Tuft’s Medical Center for inviting us to attend and be the patient panel at the 7th New England Heart Failure and Transplant Network Conference this month. We are blessed to be alive to share our experiences with the top healthcare providers from the regional hospitals in New England and upstate New York. We met with many friends and supporters of the foundation from our advanced heart failure to transplant journey. We received ove