Category: pancreatic

Celebration helps transplant recipients meet their donors – WPXI Pittsburgh

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Updated: May 22, 2016 – 4:48 PM PITTSBURGH — Hundreds showed up for a core ceremony celebrating a second chance of life for transplant recipients and their donors. Eight-year-old Kyree Beachem was nearing liver failure when she had a four-organ transplant in late November. “I’m doing pretty good,” Beachem said. For Kyree and her mother … Continue reading “Celebration helps transplant recipients meet their donors – WPXI Pittsburgh”

UNMC doctor saves 5-year-old boy with quadruple transplant – KETV Omaha

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Doctors had given up, telling the little boy’s parents that their son wouldn’t survive. However, after a journey that sent the Oklahoma family to Omaha, a procedure saved the boy’s life. Nolan Sensintaffar acts like a typical 5-year-old. But the IV line and feeding tube attached to him paint a different picture. [Video: UNMC doctor saves … Continue reading “UNMC doctor saves 5-year-old boy with quadruple transplant – KETV Omaha”

10 years later, Ferrysburg girl still thriving after triple organ transplant – Fox17

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× 10 years later, Ferrysburg girl still thriving after triple organ transplant POSTED 6:30 PM, MAY 8, 2015, BY JANICE ALLEN, UPDATED AT 11:16PM, MAY 8, 2015 FERRYSBURG, Mich., — Next month, Jasmine Dombroswki will turn twelve, but she is already celebrating another special milestone. Ten years ago, the fifth-grader underwent triple organ transplant surgery, receiving … Continue reading “10 years later, Ferrysburg girl still thriving after triple organ transplant – Fox17”

Bardstown boy in need of pancreatic transplant – WDRB 41 Louisville News

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Posted: Aug 24, 2014 6:25 AM Updated: Aug 24, 2014 7:19 AM By Kelly Davis – email LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A 9-year-old Bardstown boy suffers from pancreatitis. But despite his pain, he always finds a way to wear a smile. Shade Fikter has been in and out of the hospital 11 times in the … Continue reading “Bardstown boy in need of pancreatic transplant – WDRB 41 Louisville News”