Heart
Transplant
Hub
PATIENT STORIES.
Lisa Gardner’s journey to a heart transplant began when she was just five years old and diagnosed with rheumatic fever. “That was the root cause of everything,” Lisa explains.
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Jason VanderEyk, after receiving a heart transplant in October of 2023, is finally experiencing how it feels to live with a healthy heart for the first time in his life.
Lisa Casper’s transplant journey began 53 years ago when she was born with a hole between the main pumping chambers of her heart, plus a leaky valve.
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ARTICLES.
EDUCATION.
U of M Medical Center Heart Support Groups
U of M Medical Center Heart Support Groups offer a place for people to come and learn about transplant from other patients. It's a place to share experiences and feelings related to transplant and VAD/MCS devices. It is also a place where special bonds exist with people who have had similar experiences.