It is with great pleasure that I announce the launch of our new Transplant Village website (www.transplantvillage.org). Months ago, we decided to rebrand our organization to better reflect our vision as Transplant Village continued to grow since our 2012 founding. Our website not only highlights our growth but serves as a leading portal and resource […]
Over the past year my blog has received thousands of hits and I have received many E-Mails from folks contemplating an organ transplant. As any transplant patient transits the process it’s all about patient and their survival. Fear, hope, and a myridrid of other emotions affect the patient and their families in additional to their health
A YEAR IN REVIEW AND THANKS Read More »
In the beginning this blog was all about me and my impending liver transplant. On March 1st it will be THREE YEARS since my transplant. For me it is like it never happened. I am flying my airplane, I ski and travel. But life is a journey and its no longer about me… Now the
Transplant Village Grows !! Read More »
I am now 6 months shy of my 3rd anniversary of my liver transplant. They say one day I might die, but it isn’t going to be because of my liver! I have no restrictions to my daily activities. I ski, fly my aircraft and do everything I love to do. Life is good. My
Thanksgiving and Christmas is always a time of praise and thanks. And this year is no different. Reminding me this morning was a Today Show interview with a man that had received a heart transplant 20 years ago having been on the waiting list for several years. A twist of events changed his life. His
Late Update From Dan Read More »
Here is the amazing story about my friend Harvey. In 2006 Harvey learned he needed a Kidney transplant due to a rare condition called PKD. In 2007 he was fortunate to find out his wife was a compatible donor. After a successful transplant Harvey founded a non-profit organization – Living Kidney Donors Network. LKDN’s primary
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It was one year ago today that I had my transplant. So it’s happy re-birthday to a part of me. I remember vividly when Katie, my transplant coordinator called me. I was at my office having decided that morning I was tired of waiting for a liver. Being constructive (and impatient) I was filling out
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Things are going well. “Well” as defined as I think nothing ever happened…. We had five weeks on the Nancy D cruising areas of the Georgian Bay and Northern Lake Huron. We plied waters where we have never been including some uncharted stuff where Nancy was the bow watch. We left Port Kenosha on June
…. And a good time was had by all Read More »
This is been one of the most amazing weeks of my life. We knew this would be a journey, that there would be twisting turns, but we did not expect the events of this past week. In our last chapter of As the Liver Turns the saga continued…. We were frustrated with the short supply of livers
News We Did Not Expect…. Read More »
Well, it was the night that wasn’t …. We learned a lot one our dry run. First, there is no pizza place open in Chicago at 4:30 AM but the Cinnabon guys are taking their freshly baked goods out of the oven, which at 4:30 AM is better for you. I understand there is always a 10-20%
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