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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...

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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...

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

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Nov 8, 2018

For a few moments, time stood still at Baylor Scott & 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...

72-year-old lung transplant recipient honors organ donor by competing in Transplant Games

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Oct 20, 2018

“Why don’t you compete in the Transplant Olympics?” A friend asked me this question back in early May 2018. “I’ve never heard of the Transplant Olympics,” I replied.But despite my lack of knowledge, I was intrigued.After doing some research, I...

Two men with failing hearts granted new life and new friendship

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Sep 28, 2018

For a brief moment in time, Jimmy Taylor and Kevin Sheldon did not have hearts in their chests. They are two of the lucky few given a second chance at life — a new heart.In 2011, Jimmy’s heart function fell to...

How we became sisters through a kidney transplant

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Aug 11, 2018

Melany needed a kidney. Jennifer was a living organ donor. Brought together by organ donation, two complete strangers share their journey to an unforeseen friendship.Melany: The diagnosisGrowing up, I’ve always been pretty sickly. Many mountains have crossed my health path,...

How Hepatitis C-positive heart transplants could help address the organ donor shortage

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Jun 11, 2018

Jane Poston received a lifesaving heart transplant two years ago at Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health. Hospitalized and extremely ill, Jane relied upon her husband Charles to make critical medical decisions. Charles’ choice to...

Baylor Scott & White transplant surgeon named to TIME 100

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Apr 19, 2018

Every year, TIME magazine releases a list of the world’s 100 most influential people, honoring individuals whose work has changed the world for the better. The list recognizes the activism, innovation and achievement of the most influential people across the...

Uterus transplant: Once a dream, now reality

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Dec 12, 2017

It’s an amazing thing seeing a dream come to life. You dare to let yourself imagine something beautiful, and you hope desperately for the day it comes true. When it finally does, it’s almost surreal. On Dec. 1, Baylor University...

From the Mother: “We consider ourselves profoundly blessed to have been a part of this study”

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Dec 4, 2017

On Friday, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas announced that a baby had been born to a mother who received a uterus transplant as part of a landmark clinical trial conducted over the past year and a half.The patient and...

Baylor University Medical Center announces first baby born in U.S. from transplanted uterus

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Dec 1, 2017

Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, a part of Baylor Scott & White Health, today announced that a baby has been born to a mother who received a uterus transplant as part of a landmark clinical trial conducted over the...

Restoring hope for patients with severe chronic pancreatitis

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Sep 18, 2017

What is chronic pancreatitis?The pancreas is a vital organ necessary for the production of insulin, a hormone that helps control blood sugar, which is known medically as glucose. When the pancreas becomes inflamed due to illness or injury, pain can...

Islet cell transplant restores quality of life for man with chronic pancreatitis

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Aug 16, 2017

Tommy Stone remembers two years of pain and discomfort, several surgeries, many hospitalizations and overwhelming frustration. The 42-year-old resident of Roanoke, Texas, and father of two, turned his frustration into resolve to get to the bottom of what ailed him.Based...

Giving the gift of life: Living donor liver transplants

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Aug 2, 2017

You may be aware it’s possible for a living person to donate a kidney. After all, we’re born with two of them. But you might be surprised to learn that the same thing is possible with the liver.You’re probably thinking,...

Out of tragedy, son gives father the ultimate gift

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Jul 14, 2017

For most transplant recipients, the gift of a lifesaving organ is a cause for celebration. It follows months of waiting, hoping and praying, and brings an end to the uncertainty of the future.But for one recipient, this gift is unusually...

Heart-to-Heart program allows patients to hold their own hearts after transplant

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Jun 28, 2017

For those who receive a heart transplant, they are considered the lucky ones. In the United States alone, there are over six million people living with heart failure, yet only about 2200 people a year receive a new heart —...

Transplant nurse donates kidney to save father’s life

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Jun 16, 2017

When John Gossett started feeling sick last year it was all too familiar. Fatigue, loss of appetite, shortness of breath — they were some of the same symptoms he experienced more than a decade ago when he first learned his...