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The Transplant Vigil

Diane Bottino's husband Joe waited 29 days in the ICU for a liver that never came. She waited by his side with little support, sleeping on chairs and her children 50 miles away. Family House could have made a big difference in her transplant experience. Here's Diane's story.

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Multimedia of Mike's Kidney Transplant Challenge: Mike Snyder's first nine years have included two kidney transplants and weeks in the hospital and many miles in between.

Mike's Kidney Transplant Challenge

Mike Snyder's first nine years have included two kidney transplants and weeks in the hospital and many miles in between.

Multimedia of Transplant Vigil: Diane Bottino's Story: Diane Bottino stood vigil in the hospital for 29 days while her husband Joe awaited a liver transplant. Listen to her story and learn why she's an advocate for Family House.

Transplant Vigil: Diane Bottino's Story

Diane Bottino stood vigil in the hospital for 29 days while her husband Joe awaited a liver transplant. Listen to her story and learn why she's an advocate for Family House.

Heart Recipient Alison Steinhauser

"If someone had told me that I would sleep on the floor in the hospital room, go days without a shower while sponging off in a restroom, or survive on meals from a vending machine during her six month hospitalization, I would have told them it could never happen." -- Marleen Steinhauser

Mulligan on Life

In the game of golf, a mulligan happens when a player gets a second chance to perform a certain move or action. A mulligan in life, getting a second chance at life, is something six year old Jackson Heller knows all about.

Navigating the Long Road to Transplant

Terry Meade is amazed at what she and her husband, Mark, have been through in the last three years.