A Transplant Journey

RECYCLED PARTS: one family's journey with heart transplantation

Saturday, July 23, 2011

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.









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