Transplant Services Patient Stories

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Pierre Mays

Heart Transplant Recipient Is Back to Work and Attending Broadcasting School

After receiving a heart transplant at UH Harrington Heart & Vascular, Pierre Mays of Akron, Ohio, is back to living a healthy, active life.

Nick Kelly smiling as he works on his laptop

Adult Cystic Fibrosis Patient Thriving with the Help of UH Program

In the 1980s, children with cystic fibrosis rarely survived beyond their teens. But advances in care now give adult patients the chance to survive and flourish.

Wilmarie and Michelle Barreto Vera

The Gift of a Lifetime – From One Sister to Another

When Wilmarie Baretto Vera, a young mother of three, was diagnosed with lupus and needed a kidney transplant, her younger sister did not hesitate to be the donor.

Paul Mynatt poses with his UH providers

End-Stage Emphysema Tackled with Double Lung Transplant

Paul Mynatt spent most of his life incredibly healthy, but fter he noticed symptoms of extreme exhaustion and shortness of breath, he was diagnosed with end-stage emphysema. By 2024, he was headed into surgery for a double-lung transplant.

Double lung transplant patient Timothy Gruhn

A Double Lung Transplant to a 5K Race Within 5 Months

Timothy Gruhn’s recovery from double lung transplant wasn’t easy or without setbacks, but with persistence, he completed a 5k race just four months after his surgery.

Ron Russ poses outside

The Hero He Never Met

A 47-year-old man with pulmonary fibrosis is grateful to the hero he never met following a successful double-lung transplant at University Hospitals.

”Jojo” Jones pictured before and after his kidney transplant procedure

Toddler Thrives After Receiving Kidney Transplant at UH Rainbow

After receiving a kidney transplant at UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, one-and-a-half-year-old Josiah “Jojo” Jones is full of energy and doing great.