NFT Patients Who Received Transplants in August

We are so happy for our patients who received lifesaving transplants last month! We wish them the very best in their recoveries.

• Jacqueline Bright (kidney) at Duke University Medical Center


• Nathan Chavis (liver) at Duke University Medical Center


• Cheryl Easton (liver) at Methodist Hospital Dallas


• Brian Flaitz (bone marrow) at Shands at the University of Florida


• Jeannie Huffaker (bone marrow) at University of California San Francisco


• Colon Jones (liver) at Duke University Medical Center


• Charles Knapp (liver) at Methodist University Transplant Institute


• Scott Machowski (lung) at University of Texas Medical Branch


• Cody Sheets (lung) at Integris Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute

NFT Patients Who Received Transplants in June

Everyone at NFT is so excited for our patients who received lifesaving transplants last month!

• John Bafford (heart) at Medical University of South Carolina


• Mandi Batson (double-lung) at Duke University Medical Center


• Ronald Davis (kidney) at Loma Linda University Medical Center


• Vicki Hancock (bone marrow) at Emory Transplant Center


• Trevis Hockaday (heart) at University of North Carolina Hospital


• Amanda Keys (heart) at Children's Hospital of Michigan

Patients Who Received Transplants in March

We are thrilled for the following patients who received transplants in March, and we wish them the best in their recovery!

Kermit Blondheim (bone marrow) at Mayo Clinic in Florida

Ed Cheeseboro (kidney) at Hennepin County Medical Center

Gregory Harris (kidney) at Duke University Medical Center

Jorge Luis Torres (kidney) at Carolinas Medical Center

NFT Patients Who Received Transplants in February

We are so excited for the following patients who received their lifesaving transplants last month!

• Holly Bergo (lung) at Mayo Clinic in Rochester
• Dan Chesmore (kidney) at University of Wisconsin Hospital
• David Lewis (heart) at University of Utah Transplant Center
• Mike Montgomery (liver) at Tulane Medical Center
• Ricardo Santiago (heart) at Tufts Medical Center
• Jim Spitzer (liver) at Florida Hospital
• Donald Wallace (liver) at Duke University Medical Center
• Shirley Washington (lung) at Cleveland Clinic
• Tom Wirt (kidney) at Mayo Clinic in Rochester
  

NFT Patients Who Received Transplants in July

We are so happy for our patients who received lifesaving transplants last month!

• Steve Colantoni (heart) at Duke University Medical Center
  
• Cynthia Curtis (double lung) at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
• Jaden Dhaliwal (bone marrow) at Duke University Medical Center
• Russell Ford (heart) at University of North Carolina Hospital
• Nate Gunderson (heart) at Sacred Heart Medical Center
• Brenda Hall (kidney) at Methodist University Hospital
• Albert Jafolla (kidney) at Florida Hospital
• Gary Johnston (liver) at University of Kansas Hospital
• Rajinder Kaur (kidney) at University of Utah Health Care
• Juan Lasalle (liver) at Methodist University Hospital
• Barbara Panell (lung) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  

Patient of the Month: Jaden Dhaliwal

Little 6-year-old Jaden was diagnosed with Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) when he was just 23 months old. After suffering from persistent fevers that would not go away, doctors discovered he had this rare disease, which only affects 25,000 people worldwide. To boost his immunity, Jaden had to take medication every day and shots three times each week.

Doctors knew a bone marrow transplant was the only treatment that could cure young Jaden. In July, Jaden underwent a bone marrow transplant for which his sister Gia was donor. His father also donated platelets as part of the transplantation process.

Jaden is so excited about his transplant, which will allow him to play like the other children his age. Jaden could not visit zoos, go hiking, play outside or take camping trips because of the many things that could make him ill.

Although Jaden and his family and grateful for this opportunity, they know there is still a difficult journey ahead. A bone marrow transplant costs approximately $675,000. And that's only the beginning. Even with health coverage, Jaden's family faces significant medical expenses related to his transplant. The Dhaliwal family lives 3,000 miles away from the transplant center at Duke University Medical Center. They will need significant help with travel, food and lodging, especially because his father was out of work for six weeks after donating platelets for the transplant.

Can you help Jaden and his family with these soaring medical expenses? To make a donation to NFT in Jaden Dhaliwal’s honor, click here.

NFT Patients Who Received Transplants in May

We are thrilled for our patients who received lifesaving transplants last month!

• Marilyn Broach (lung) at Duke University Medical Center
• Dave Cabana (heart) at Duke University Medical Center
• Kenneth Caraballo (kidney) at Carolinas Medical Center
• Thomas Cassidy (lung) at Vanderbilt Medical Center
• Kathy Downey (liver) at University of Kansas Hospital
• Alice Myatt (kidney) at Duke University Medical Center
• Mikey Noble (kidney) at University of Colorado Hospital
• Herminia Sanchez (kidney) at Florida Hospital
• Michelle Wilkerson (bone marrow) at University of Chicago Hospital
• Lee Yon (kidney/pancreas) at Shands at the University of Florida

Although these patients have recently received their transplants, they still have a long road ahead of them financially. If you would like to make a donation in honor of an NFT patient, visit the National Foundation for Transplants Web site and search for a patient by clicking Patients We Help.

NFT Patients Who Received Transplants in March

We are happy to say that the NFT patients listed below received lifesaving transplants in March! We wish them the best in their recovery and will continue to provide support along the way. Many patients and their volunteers continue fundraising after transplantation, because the costs of medications and follow-up care continue to soar. We work with those patients to alleviate the financial burdens related to transplantation.

• Fred "Pop" Bennett: liver at Duke University Medical Center
• Patricia Boyd: liver at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  

For more information about the fundraising services provided by the National Foundation for Transplants, please visit our Web site or call 800-489-3863.

NFT Patients Who Received Transplants in February

We are so happy for our patients who received lifesaving transplants in February!

• Stephen Bennett (liver) at Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute
  
• Jerry Burns (bone marrow) at Northwestern Memorial Hospital


• Jim Dorff (liver/kidney) at Henry Ford Transplant Institute


• Joe Eager (liver) at Henry Ford Transplant Institute


• Cynthia Jett (kidney/pancreas) at Duke University Medical Center

As you may know, NFT assists transplant patients (both before and after transplantation) in raising funds to pay for their transplant-related expenses. We will continue to be here to serve each of these patients' needs as they are recovering and healing from their transplants.

NFT Patients

In January, six NFT patients received lifesaving transplants!

• Dawn Appel (bone marrow) at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
  
• Joanna Balzer-Voguit (heart) at Jackson Memorial Hospital


• Wayne Carter (liver) at Piedmont Hospital


• Bob McCoy (liver) at Duke University Medical Center


• Rachel Moore (heart) at Emory University Hospital
  
• Marquita Priester (kidney) at Medical University of South Carolina
• Michael Spooner (liver/kidney) at Methodist Transplant Center
  

NFT works with patients throughout the long process of transplantation, which continues well beyond their transplants. It is our hope for patients to focus on their health and recovery rather than worrying about expenses. For that reason, NFT maintains relationships with patients and their families post-transplant to continue raising funds for vital anti-rejection medications, doctors' visits, travel, lodging and much more.