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Happily ever after: Couple ties the knot after lifesaving liver transplant

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Jan 24, 2023

When Brandi and Pete fell in love, he was healthy—but liver disease was slowly taking its toll. Brandi knew in her heart it was her destiny to save his life by donating her liver. This is their love story, in...

After lung transplant, Lorenzo cherishes every breath

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Dec 20, 2022

Lorenzo had always been healthy, so when he suddenly started having trouble breathing, he knew something was wrong. One day while playing volleyball, he began coughing and just couldn’t stop. For 45 minutes, he could not catch his breath.Concerned, he...

“Liver buddies” for life: Niece saves her aunt’s life through organ donation

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Nov 17, 2022

As aunt and niece, Demaris and Brittney have always had a special bond. For them, family is everything. So, when Brittney found out that Demaris needed a new liver, she didn’t hesitate to offer hers.Now self-described “liver buddies,” the two...

Saving hearts and lives: A behind-the-scenes look at the heart transplant process

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Aug 10, 2022

When the transplant team at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas gets the call about a possible donor heart, many processes and people start moving—quickly. And if multiple calls happen back-to-back, that’s where the team really springs into action.The heart...

Busting 6 common myths about organ donation

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Jan 2, 2022

More than 100,000 people in the US are waiting for a lifesaving transplant. One person is added to the national waiting list every nine minutes. Despite the need, there remain a lot of misconceptions about the process of donating organs.We...

Can transplant recipients be “weaned” off anti-rejection drugs?

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Dec 6, 2021

When I received my liver transplant in 2004, I knew that in order to protect this incredible gift of life, I would stay on anti-rejection medication for the rest of my life. “Sure thing,” I thought. “I will do everything...

A life-changing kidney transplant and a major milestone: Baylor University Medical Center celebrates 10,000th transplanted organ

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Oct 7, 2021

When Jose Suarez moved to Dallas in the mid-80’s, he worked as a high-rise window washer. He remembers washing the windows at Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health, and wondering what it was like inside...

A guide to organ donation

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Aug 5, 2021

In 2012, 117,283 people were on the organ donation waiting list in the United States. Of those, only 28,051 received an organ. “As you can see, there are a lot of people waiting, but not a lot of donors,” said...

A dynamic donor duo: Husband and wife both donate kidneys to strangers

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Apr 2, 2021

Becoming a living organ donor for a friend or relative is an unparalleled act of kindness. And donors who decide to give the gift of life to a perfect stranger? They fall into an entirely different category. Katie and Chris...

After years of chronic pain, islet autotransplantation changed this man’s life

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Dec 29, 2020

Chronic pancreatitis can lead to debilitating, life-limiting pain. That pain routinely stopped David Wright in his tracks. “I would literally double over and couldn’t move,” he said.Medication would sometimes reduce the attacks. Pain blocks administered by an advanced endoscopist at Baylor...

Islet cell transplant frees teen from life of chronic pain

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Jan 31, 2020

13-year-old Randy Lopez is no stranger to pain. Ever since he was a toddler, Randy has battled the pain of a genetic disease called chronic pancreatitis — until now. Thanks to a total pancreatectomy with islet cell transplantation, Randy is...

A gift of love: Wife saves husband’s life through organ donation

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Jan 13, 2020

As a successful practicing attorney, father of two young children and supportive husband, Joel Elliott is quite accustomed to the on-the-go lifestyle. So much so that his wife Cristy explains, “He is the gas, I am the brake.” With 18...

Martial arts helps chaplain thrive after heart transplant

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Dec 27, 2019

For Eric Daniell, everything has come full circle. He spent more than a decade ministering to others as a hospital chaplain. At the Dallas VA Medical Center, he found his calling lending a hand to veterans returning from the battlefield.And...

How my son saved my life by donating his liver

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Nov 7, 2019

Usually it’s the son who looks up to his dad as his hero but for me, my son is my hero. His selfless decision to donate his liver saved my life.I was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver in September...

Why I lost nearly 50 lbs to donate my kidney and save my father’s life

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May 30, 2019

I followed the doctor into the hallway. I didn’t want my dad to hear the answer I was afraid of, “No…sorry…Mr. Horner is not a candidate for a transplant.” Let me back up. We forced Dad to come to the...

How his best friend became his living organ donor

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Apr 5, 2019

Stephen Mensch was like any other young father, happily married and enjoying life. That is, until he started feeling the effects of his chronic liver condition that would soon leave him in desperate need of a transplant. In his early...

A message of hope for those struggling with infertility

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Jan 9, 2019

Talking to the parents of the first baby born in the U.S. after a uterus transplant, you wouldn’t know they were part of a major medical milestone in a landmark clinical trial. They’re just like any other set of parents...

Sister travels all the way from India to be her brother’s living kidney donor

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Jan 5, 2019

When her brother’s kidneys began to fail, nothing could keep Bindu from saving his life, not even the nearly 10,000 miles separating them. From Coimbatore, India, all the way to Dallas, Texas, Bindu made the selfless decision to be her...

With dialysis looming, Kenny’s living kidney transplant was the gift of a lifetime

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Nov 25, 2018

Ja’Niece DeCay promised to love her husband through sickness and in health. What she didn’t realize was that one day she would offer an even greater sacrifice to her husband’s brother — her own kidney.The search for a lifesaving kidneyKenny...

Hospital staff honors 21-year-old organ donor in moving “Walk of Respect”

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Nov 8, 2018

一会儿,贝勒苏格兰人站着不动的时间t & White Medical Center – Temple. Employees from all areas of the hospital gathered and lined the hallways to pay tribute to the life and legacy of 21-year-old Matthew Spahn.Matthew’s...

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