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Tag Archives: LVAD
LVAD Shirt
The goal of this blog has always been to help ANYONE on the path to a heart transplant. This includes all of the folks that have had a LVAD placed to help them get to transplant. One of my earliest … Continue reading
LVAD – Facebook Group
“Dear heart, please stop getting involved in everything. Your job is to pump blood.” – Unknown We all know that our hearts pump the blood, but some hearts need EXTRA help to pump the blood. A LVAD (Left Ventricle Support … Continue reading
Posted in General, Heart Transplant
Tagged Heart, Heart Transplant, LVAD, Organ Transplants
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Thank you! – 100,000
Thank you!! ALL OF YOU!! I feel the LOVE from all of you!! Sometime yesterday, this blog passed the 100,000 “views” since it’s inception in July of 2010. I know that’s not anywhere close to “going viral” but my words … Continue reading
Posted in General, Heart Transplant
Tagged Blessed, Donor, Giving Thanks, Grateful, Gratitude, Heart Transplant, LVAD, optimisim, Organ Transplants
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I Forgot What?
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” – Dr. Seuss I’ve written about my memory, or lack thereof at times, here in the past. I’d like to revisit that subject once again …. … Continue reading
Posted in General, Heart Transplant
Tagged Blessed, Cardiowest, Drugs, Freinds, Grateful, Heart, Immunosuppressants, Life, LVAD, Memory, Mind, Trauma
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Our Life Our Love His LVAD
To all those that read this blog that either have or had and LVAD, I’ve added a new link to a newer blog. http://ourlifeourlovehislvad.blogspot.com/?m=1 He is a recent LVAD recipient and she is his love ….. please check out their blog … Continue reading
Posted in General, Heart Transplant
Tagged Heart Transplant, Kindness, Love, LVAD, optimisim
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Catching Up
Most of my summer has not been mine due to family commitments, situations, deaths, and life in general. I am slowly starting to see life returning to my normal …. well, maybe it’s going back to my “new” normal of … Continue reading
Posted in General, Heart Transplant
Tagged Blessed, DonateLife, Family, Friendship, Heart Transplant, Hope, Kindness, Life, LVAD
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Numbers
I am a numbers guy. I like them, always have, always will. I know the medical professionals are numbers people as well. Last week, when I went for my annual heart cath and other tests, I took along my “numbers”. … Continue reading
LVAD, Heart Transplant, Politics and Life
What kind of title is this, you might be wondering? First, I want to reiterate that I will assist ANYONE that’s going through this transplant journey. You can be filthy rich, or dirt poor, a man, woman, old or young, … Continue reading
Posted in General, Heart Transplant
Tagged Dick Cheney, DonateLife, Family, Heart Transplant, Hope, Life, LVAD, Organ Transplants
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A Heart Transplant Patient’s New Year’s Resolutions
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!! Normally I do not make a lot of “resolutions” for the new year. As the cartoon below depicts, they are good for about the first week and then “poof” they are gone. If you or … Continue reading
Posted in General, Heart Transplant
Tagged Destiny, DonateLife, Donor, Friendship, God's Plan, Heart Transplant, Life's Lessons, LVAD, Miracles, TransplantBuddies, volunteering
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Kindred Hearts
On the eve of Thanksgiving, my mind has been in full-time “grateful” mode and a bit of the birthday party mode this week as well. (See previous post) Regardless, I want to write a bit about the above subject, “Kindred … Continue reading
Posted in General, Heart Transplant
Tagged Clinical, Family, Friendship, Giving Thanks, Heart Transplant, Hope, LVAD, Organ Transplants, volunteering
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