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Son Makes Lifesaving Kidney Donation

“There is nothing to be afraid of – it’s done so often with so much success. I sometimes forget that I did this. The reward incredibly outweighs the risk. You will have a lifetime of feeling good about yourself because you saved someone’s life. Nothing compares to that.”
Casual Conversation Before Volleyball Game Convinces Son to Make Lifesaving Kidney Donation to Mother at Robert Wood Johnson ...
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Keeping the Faith: Robotic Surgery and Cancer Treatment

“God has been too good to me. He gave me the best doctors, the best nurses.”
Pastor and Gospel Singer Returns to Active Life after Complex Robotic Surgery and Cancer Treatment at Robert Wood Johnson ...
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Heart and Vascular Network Gets 82-Year Old Back in the Air

No, Your Cardiologist Doesn’t Recommend Jumping From Planes…Unless You’re Larry Thomas
RWJBarnabas Health Heart and Vascular Network of Care Gets 82-Year-Old, Guinness Record- Holding, Skydiver Back in the Air At ...
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Woman with Broken Heart Syndrome Gets a Second Chance at Life

“I wouldn’t be here without Dr. Albert, Dr. Elsaid, and all the doctors and nurses who cared for me. They saved my life.”
Cardiogenic shock is a life-threatening condition in which the heart suddenly cannot pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. ...
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To Protect and Serve: Advanced Epilepsy Care

“I couldn’t be happier - there isn’t a single day that goes by when I don’t think about how grateful I am for the doctors and how everything worked out.”
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Helps Man Achieve His Dream of Becoming a ...
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Patient Refuses to Let Chronic Blood Disorder Slow Her Down

“Every single doctor, every single nurse, every single shift - I am so appreciative of their professionalism.”
Rutgers Cancer Institute and Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Patient Refuses ...
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Hillsborough Family Encourages Life-Saving Blood Donations

“In my opinion, donating blood is a simple way that you can help someone. My goal is to remind people how important it is. It saved our son.”
Rutgers University Heroes Blood Drive on October 7 (New Brunswick, NJ) - Harrison Chung is a typical six-year-old who loves all ...
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The Gift of Life: Ronald's Story

“After my first appointment, I was already excited about donating a kidney,” Sheila says. “But when I learned more about Ron through DOVE, then I knew it was really meant to be.”
A woman's organ donation gives a veteran a new chance to care for his family. As a husband, father and Navy veteran, Ronald ...
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Solving the Cardiac Amyloidosis Mystery

“It’s an uplifting experience to meet with others who are going through what you’re going through,”
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Cardiac Amyloidosis Center Seeks to ...
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