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Two-year-old Boy Survives Open Heart Surgery
May 1, 2016
Two-year-old Nathan Rivera is a little warrior. At such a young age, he has survived open heart surgery and has beaten the odds.
Read MoreBrazilian Baby Travels to Miami for Life-saving Transplant
May 1, 2016
At nearly seven months pregnant, Aline Libração da Lavra received the alarming news that her baby was possibly developing a bowel obstruction. He needed a transplant.
Read MorePalm Beach Gardens Business Owner Cured From Pulmonary Fibrosis Disease
April 29, 2016
John Weingarten, a 71-year-old resident of South Florida had been repeatedly turned down for lifesaving surgery due to his age and a previous heart surgery.
Read MoreDonate Life Month: Samantha Murphy
April 29, 2016
When Samantha Murphy was 27 years old, her life was tragically ended due to gun violence. Her family made the decision to donate her organs. This is Samantha’s story…
Read MoreDonate Life Month: Justin Nagelbush
April 28, 2016
Justin Nagelbush received a liver transplant at the Miami Transplant Institute in August 2003. This is his story…
Read MoreGrandmother Receives Double-Transplant During Heart Month
April 28, 2016
54-year-old Miriam Gonzalez Galindo began questioning how long she would live when she was forced to sleep upright on a sofa chair in order to breathe.
Read MoreDonate Life Month: Jessica Escobar
April 27, 2016
After Jessica’s second pregnancy, she was diagnosed with pregnancy induced autoimmune hepatitis. It became clear she needed a liver transplant.
Read MoreDonate Life Month: Trevin D’Shawn Reddick
April 27, 2016
On October 31, 2011, 19-year-old Trevin D’Shawn Reddick lost his battle for life, and his family selflessly donated his organs.
Read MoreDonate Life Month: Deanna Anderson
April 15, 2016
Deanna was born on July 24, 2013; she was perfect. When she was 3 months old, we learned that she had a rare, life-threatening liver disease, called biliary atresia. Our little girl would need a liver transplant to see her first birthday.
Read MoreDonate Life Month: Austrual Roberts Receives a Double-Lung Transplant
April 13, 2016
Austrual Roberts received a double lung transplant at the Miami Transplant Institute in 2006, after battling Cystic Fibrosis her entire life.
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