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It’s nearly summer and time for all of us to plan some summertime vacation fun! As a transplant patient, especially if you are recently transplanted,…
During April, National Donate Life Month, Mayo Clinic wants to help with the organ shortage by setting a goal to sign up 1,200 new organ…
Many forms of information exist when looking for quick and easy transplant education. Online search will produce many websites about transplant, living donation and healthy…
Living donor transplant is becoming more common in the U.S. Ten years ago in 2008, around 6,200 living donor transplants were performed. In 2018, that…
When you are in need of complex care such as organ transplant, your local care team will often refer your case to a specialist. Many…
Domestic transplant tourism is a phrase used to describe the concept of traveling inside the U.S. but outside your home area, or outside of your…
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="380"] Original Gift of Life Transplant House in Rochester, Minnesota (Artist: Ron Hunt)[/caption] Most patients don’t have a transplant center located in…
At Mayo Clinic, we are lucky to have not just one, but three transplant centers with some of the best transplant doctors in the world.…
If you are waiting for a kidney transplant, you are likely familiar with living donation. But did you know that not all potential donors have…
Our Connect blog started in October 2016 with the goal of educating and empowering transplant patients. Fast forward approximately two years, and we have quite…
Readers: meet Patricia (Patti) Weaver, R.N., transplant procurement coordinator at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Jacksonville. Patti has a very interesting role with our transplant program,…
Whether you or your loved one is pre-transplant or post, you know the importance of basic self-care. Here’s a round-up of three posts reminding you…
If you follow our transplant discussion group, you’ve probably encountered member @contentandwell, or JK, in various threads. JK’s been part of our community since February…
Caregiver can mean many things. For transplant patients, the caregiver can mean the difference between a successful transplant and a failed organ. Transplant is a…
We love keeping up with the transplant discussion group to see what topics are top of mind for recipients. When possible, we use our transplant…
Amanda Chaney, Doctor of Nursing Practice and liver transplant nurse practitioner at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Jacksonville, Florida, has an image imprinted in her brain…
We talk about living organ donation a lot on here. Actually, we talk about it more than a lot. We talk about it basically all…
If you’re currently waiting for a liver or kidney transplant, you’re most likely familiar with living donor transplant. Maybe you’re even planning to have one…
Transplant medicine has made amazing progress in the last 50 years, with new research and surgical techniques saving thousands of lives worldwide. In 2017, a…
I spoke with Steve Vorseth, a Licensed Master Social Worker in the transplant center at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Phoenix, about a critical member of…
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