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Happy Heart Health Day!

Happy Heart Health Day!

Posted by on Feb 14, 2019 in Coronary artery disease, Hypertension, Stroke |

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched–they must be felt by the heart.” ~Helen Keller “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” ~Confucius Today celebrates the heart. Today also celebrates heart donors. “In Living On Through Organ Donation,” we shared the story of an amazing...

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Guest Post: The Invisible Loss of a Heart Recipient

Guest Post:  The Invisible Loss of a Heart Recipient

Posted by on Apr 27, 2018 in Blog |

Before becoming a heart recipient, Stephanie Zimmerman, RN, MSN was a nurse practitioner caring for pediatric cancer patients.  This year, Stephanie** underwent biopsies of her donated heart to find out if it has been damaged by her immune system. Then during this terrible flu season, she spent over a month with a severe case of pneumonia. Susceptibility...

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