Transplant Patient Stories

Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation performs living donor kidney and living donor liver transplants for children and adults as well as heart, lung and pancreas transplants. See stories of our heroic patients and donors here, and see how our multidisciplinary teams provided more than just care.

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Adriana & Nicole

Four days into her life, little Adriana became very ill. It was, among other things, her liver. Her desperate mother posted a
plea on social media, asking for a living organ donor. Maybe someone out there would respond.

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Specialty: Bloodless Heart Transplant

Joseph

Un corazón nuevo fue la jugada salvadora de Joseph.

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Rebecca and Chris

Rebecca & Chris

After tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, army veteran Chris Forthman had seen so much evil in the world.
No wonder the greatest act of kindness started with him.

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Paul got a new lung and a new life

Specialty: Advanced Lung Failure and Lung Transplantation

Paul

A new lung gave Paul more life.

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Especialidad: Cardiología y trasplante de corazón

Jessica

Un nuevo corazón le dio a Jessica otra oportunidad.

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Paul & Jeremy

Blood was backing up into Paul’s veins. And if any of them burst, he could have bled to death. 
Facing peril, he found humor.

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Adriana & Nicole

A los cuatro días de vida, la pequeña Adriana se enfermó gravemente. Entre otras cosas, se enfermó del hígado. Su madre, desesperada, publicó un mensaje en las redes sociales pidiendo un donante de órganos en vida. Quizá alguien le respondería.

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Joseph

Joseph Downes wasn’t out of shape; he needed a new heart. He didn’t just need a new heart right away; Joseph needed a hospital that could perform a bloodless heart transplant.

Rebecca & Chris

After tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, army veteran Chris Forthman had seen so much evil in the world. No wonder the greatest act of kindness started with him.

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Paul got a new lung and a new life

Paul

Paul Rivera has always loved working with his hands, and carpentry is his passion. But when a persistent cough left him weakened and exhausted, Paul feared he would have to hang up his tools for good.

Jessica

Jessica Green had been living with a damaged heart for as long as she can remember. At fifteen she was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, and by twenty-one she had a pacemaker. But Jessica never let those things slow her down. She would run, play volleyball, and shoot hoops without issue. Until everything changed just before her twenty-ninth birthday.

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Paul and Jeremy

Paul & Jeremy

Blood was backing up into Paul’s veins. And if any of them burst, he could have bled to death. Facing peril, he found humor.

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Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation offers expert clinical care for liver, kidney, heart, lung and pancreas transplant. Find phone numbers and other contact information for the specific care you need on our Contact Page.

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