Summer vacation at Toronto General Hospital...

Michael with his daughter, Maddy [photo courtesy of his wife]

Michael & his family were set to go on summer holiday [the holiday they canceled last summer due to his congestive heart failure], when TGH [Toronto General Hospital] called to say he needed to be admitted.  Apparently, Michael's routine blood work came back with dangerous levels of CMV which is a virus that affected 20-60% of transplant patients.  In fact, our dad had it post-transplant as well.  However, he was treated via IV at home.  Michael will be in hospital for a week while being treated intravenously.

The Three Transplanteers

For the first time since my brother's heart transplant in October, 2010, the three family heart transplant recipients were all together in the same room!  We were celebrating my Aunt Catherine's [our Dad's eldest sister & Brian's mother] 92nd birthday.  They all looked fantastic!

From left to right: John McBride [14 years], Michael McBride, [8 months] & Brian Conway [8 years]

Aunt Catherine with her granddaughter, Eloise