Posts Tagged ‘Cleveland Clinic’
Transplant House of Cleveland’s Social Work Programming Addresses the Needs of Guests with Care and Intention
This is the first part of a two-part series about Transplant House’s social work staff and programming. *To protect their privacy, the names of the guests referred to in this piece are pseudonyms. As a clinical transplant social worker with 15 years of experience at the Cleveland Clinic, Annette Humberson is acutely aware of the…
Read MoreMeet Mike and Melissa Komula
“We just like it here, huh?” Mike Komula asks his wife Melissa as they sit side-by-side on the couch in Transplant House’s community space. They have been speaking for almost an hour about their many stays at Transplant House (73 nights, including a seven week stay, spread over nearly four-and-a-half years). Melissa, holding his hand…
Read MoreDave Davis, New Life and Sharing a Long-Held Passion for Journalism One Year After Transplant
What do you do on your transplant anniversary? The day a patient receives their life-saving organ, eye, or tissue transplant, is one of the most important days of their life. Some patients choose to have a yearly celebration with family and friends or even go on a vacation, while others mark it with quiet reflection. Our…
Read MoreBowling strikes the fancy of the Transplant House of Cleveland community!
With great gratitude to the “Let’s Bowl for Transplant House” creators, Cassie Rosenbaum and Marie Luciano, we are excited to share the news that over $9,400 was raised for the House on Friday evening at the Corner Alley Uptown! As Cassie and Marie dreamed, the event was family-friendly, fun, lively and celebratory! We also recognize the…
Read MoreBoard Member Kay Kendall is Also on the Front Lines in Patient Care
A message from Kay Kendall, Transplant House of Cleveland Board MemberSenior Social Worker, Heart Transplant Team, Cleveland Clinic Twenty six years ago my family and I moved to Cleveland. I had already worked as a social worker in outpatient mental health settings for a number of years, but I had never been employed at a hospital. I applied for…
Read MoreTransplant House Guests Share a Personal Glimpse into Life at Transplant House of Cleveland
We are pleased to have the permission of two Transplant House guests, to share this video with you. Tony and Ashley, both transplant patients, show better than we can explain, the importance of providing a safe, caring, comfortable space for families who are going through organ transplant evaluation and transplantation. What the video doesn’t show…
Read MoreThe House was a Rockin’!
Transplant House of Cleveland was the honored beneficiary of more than $8,600 in contributions from the November 14 “Rock the House” fundraiser held at AJ Rocco’s and planned by Gretchen Garibaldi, Molly Nikolic, Tracey Raleigh and Cassie Rosenbaum. The event was sold out and supported by more than 100 individuals, many of whom were from the…
Read MoreGordon Bowen, on why he is involved with Transplant House of Cleveland
“In my 28 years in the field of organ, eye and tissue donation and transplantation, I am always amazed and honored to be a part of the miracles that come from a hero (donor) who passes along the “Gift of Life” to a perfect stranger (recipient) at the end of their life. Some people call this…
Read MoreBoard member Bill Mulligan shares the story behind his involvement with Transplant House of Cleveland
My connection with Transplant House and my decision to join its board of directors was the direct result of seeing firsthand the challenges – emotional, financial, and otherwise – patients and families face with the unknowns of an organ transplant. Many of us have personal connections to transplant patients, and my story involves a woman…
Read MoreTransplant House Completes its Seventh Family Suite and Marks its Grand Opening
Transplant House of Cleveland celebrated its grand opening of its “Phase One” housing, at an open house on Thursday night, October 9. We send a huge “thank you” to the nearly 100 guests who came to celebrate the opening of the seventh and final fully-furnished family suite and the community suite where all families can…
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