Patient Spotlight
In memory of Kyle
By Matt Batcheldor
Last year, an honor walk for paramedic Kyle Fisher went viral. Now, his mother, a nurse at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital, is promoting organ donation in his memory.
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Patient Spotlight
The police officer needed a kidney transplant. The donor turned out to be very familiar to him — he had arrested her numerous times.
By Matt Batcheldor
He had been a cop for four decades. She had been featured on "Alabama's Most Wanted."
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Patient Spotlight
Kidney transplant patient returns home to joyous reverse parade
By Matt Batcheldor
Lee Foster's friends and neighbors smiled, waved, honked and enjoyed cake pops
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Patient Spotlight
Two brushes with death. Two life-saving Vanderbilt physicians. Then, two children.
By Matt Batcheldor
"Vanderbilt will always be a place that we hold dear for everything they have done for us,” says Mary Beth Ballard Murray.
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She wanted a baby for so long, and then he needed lifesaving surgery. A healthy child is Maira Hernandez’s Mother’s Day gift.
By Kelsey Herbers
“I want him to have a bright future, and I thank God for putting Michele in my path so my baby can have that.”
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Patient Spotlight
Heart to heart
By Matt Batcheldor
This teacher got a life-saving heart transplant. So did her student. What are the odds?
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Patients report positive experiences with telehealth appointments
By Jill Clendening
"I love video appointments! It’s the safest way right now."
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VUMC welcomes seven Leap Day babies
By Jessica Pasley
Neonatal nurse practitioner Wendy Araya, a Feb. 29 baby herself, offers advice to the latest leaplings
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Randy Hatch has dedicated his life to teaching and coaching at-risk young people. After his lifesaving liver transplant, they lined the halls to welcome him back.
By Matt Batcheldor
His beloved Carroll Academy Jaguars and Lady Jaguars honor him with a message on their shirts: "Donate Life."
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