transplant

OLEAN — A year ago, almost to the day, Chuck Crist was walking the course at Bartlett Country Club watching his son, Scott, compete in the Shootout of...

For those of you trying to grow food this year, some for the first time, I don’t need to tell you about the many challenges. Besides the dry weather, ...

When Cuba-Rushford school teachers Rich and Alanna Beck made an appeal for a liver transplant for their infant daughter, Aelin, they were amazed by th...

As the Rev. John P. Mack became increasingly ill while waiting for a liver transplant — no thanks to the pandemic — he believes his donor came through...

The inspiring story of an Alfred State College faculty member’s journey to save his son’s life caught the attention of a widely-viewed national news p...

Organ donation is probably the furthest thing from your mind … unless you’re on a wait list for an organ replacement. Then it becomes literally a matt...

After 23 years of waiting for a liver transplant, Miranda Lananger not only received her gift of life, but also had the opportunity to meet the total ...

Tawanda Wright learned a hard lesson about taking medication as prescribed. In 1998, Wright, now 54, was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. But Wright wa...

Every 10 minutes, a name is added to the national list of people in need of an organ donation. The Center for Organ Recovery and Education in Pittsbur...

OLEAN — A benefit for Lori Holmes, a kidney transplant recipient who has also suffered from a brain aneurysm, is set for Sunday beginning at noon at t...

On July 23, 2015 Marlisa Post received a new set of lungs and a new lease on life. On that day, the 46-year-old Rochester woman underwent a double-lun...

When Bob Shoup was a young man, his health took a surprising turn for the worse. But he kept up a positive attitude on what became a long and tumultuo...

When Cindy Scott was told she was “too healthy” to receive a kidney transplant, she was resigned to wait until her health takes a turn for the worse. ...

Over the past four years, 8-year-old Rosie Thrasher-Miller has lived a normal childhood — attending school, playing with other kids and, most importan...

When Ada Fetsko was born on April 25, 2006, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Her mother, Denise Fetsko, had what she recalls as a normal pregnancy ...

Thirty years ago, heart transplants were still relativelynew and uncommon. So when doctors recommendedthat procedure for 18-year-old Michael Grief, of...