SURVIVOR STORY: Jay toland
Jay Toland (pictured below) is the definition of a HeartBrother. When another heart transplant candidate received the call that a heart...
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- Jun 16
- 2 min
Survivor Story: Tommy Hardiman
Tommy Hardiman has always been on the move. Whether running his business, traveling with his wife, or hitting the golf course, he lives...
- Feb 21
- 2 min
SURVIVOR STORY: Mark Cibulski
After 2nd Heart Transplant, Mark Cibulski Is Ready To Play Ball... Mark Cibulski is training to take the field this baseball season, just...
- Sep 20, 2022
- 5 min
Survivor Story: Tom Bull
There is a whole new world on the other side of transplant. Tom Bull has had a remarkable life, and he’s only 50 years old.
- Aug 2, 2022
- 2 min
SURVIVOR STORY: McKinley Hackett
Find out more about HeartBrother McKinley Hackett's new book: “Meeting Death and Learning to Live..."
- Jun 16, 2022
- 2 min
SURVIVOR STORY: Jim Lang
Meet our newest Team HeartBrother member, Jim Lang of Worcester, MA.
Jim is a writer and public speaker who was 52 when he noticed...
- Mar 31, 2022
- 2 min
SURVIVOR STORY: Bob Cummings
A New Heart for Bob and A Stay at HeartBrothers House for Wife & Caregiver, Kelly In March, Bob Cummings finally received a new heart and...
- Dec 10, 2021
- 2 min
SURVIVOR STORY: Tina Foster
“You Have to Keep the Faith” Just a few months after noticing shortness of breath and swelling in her legs, Tina Foster was told she...
- Sep 9, 2021
- 3 min
SURVIVOR STORY: Ed Sarno
Cancer and Heart Transplant Survivor Gives Back with HeartBrothers House: ‘You’ve got to be a fighter’...
- Jun 29, 2021
- 3 min
SURVIVOR STORY: Hamid Mahdavy
Name: Hamid Mahdavy Location: Wilbraham, MA (The Berkshires) Diagnosis: Left Ventricular...
- Apr 4, 2017
- 7 min
SURVIVOR STORY: Kyle Williams
Name: Kyle Williams Location: Syracuse, NY Profession: Environmental Engineer Diagnosis:...
- Mar 21, 2017
- 4 min
SURVIVOR STORY: Don Mitchell
Name: Don Mitchell Age: 61 Age at Diagnosis: 39 Procedures: heart transplant; kidney transplant My heart disease started at the very...
- Mar 5, 2017
- 8 min
SURVIVOR STORY: Larry Williams
Larry N. Williams, Jr: It’s All About the Moment Name: Larry N. Williams, Jr. Location: Tufts Medical Center, Pratt 8 (Heart Failure...
- Feb 15, 2017
- 5 min
SURVIVOR STORY: Allen “Monty” Scott
Name: Allen “Monty” Scott Diagnosis (Age): 36 Transplant: Currently 1A Status on the Transplant Waiting List Monty needs lifesaving heart...
- May 27, 2016
- 7 min
SURVIVOR STORY: Mike Ashworth
Name: Mike Ashworth Location: Warwick, RI Profession: Soccer coach; retired insurance broker Diagnosis: Heart failure / renal failure...
- Feb 5, 2016
- 6 min
SURVIVOR STORY: Shalah McDonough
Name: Shalah McDonough Location: Chelmsford, MA Diagnosis: Cardiomyopathy, January 2004, Age 21 Transplanted: July 1, 2015, Age 32 Time...
- Nov 5, 2014
- 10 min
SURVIVOR STORY: Greg Hampton
However, just days prior to the first game of the year at BC, a scrimmage against the ’94 US Olympic team, my world came to a screeching...
- May 13, 2014
- 6 min
SURVIVOR STORY: Steve Maskell
By Bob Romer – Steve is one of those quick-witted people you meet who seems to have an aura of calmness about him. Even hooked up to a...
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