Triple Pair Living Kidney Donation Changes Lives at UF Health Shands Hospital
On a sunny December afternoon, in a room high atop the UF Health Heart and Vascular Hospital overlooking the University of Florida campus, six people whose…
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Five Years After Receiving Transplant, Cole Is Empowering Patients at UF Health Ocala Neighborhood Hospital
All his life, Cole Tumey has lived with end-stage renal disease, a chronic kidney condition where the kidneys lose the ability to remove waste and balance…
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Lightning Strikes Again: Aniesia’s Kidney Transplant
It’s often said that lightning doesn’t strike twice, but in Ben and Felicia Morris’ life, it sure did. Ben and Felicia are the parents of three daughters…
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A Veteran’s Resilience: An Unwavering Journey to Health
He served his country for almost two decades. Then, doctors from UF Health were able to return the favor. Dick’s military journey began in 1979 when he…
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Randy Reborn: Friend's Organ Donation Gives the Gift of Time
Once upon a time, a clownfish donated a kidney to an anemone. Well, that’s not quite right. But as far as symbiotic relationships go, an editor and a…
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Finding Pain-Free Days: Nallas' Story
Not long ago, Nallas Lawson was in so much pain that she couldn’t walk the few feet from her backyard deck to her peach tree without help. A severe foot drop —…
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From Tragedy to Hope: The Story of Moe Ricks’ Optimism in the Face of Tragedy
In July 2019, UF Health staff wheeled Maurice (Moe) Ricks into surgery to prep him to receive a new heart and kidney, which were in transport on a plane to…
