On this episode of LVAD Talk with Doug, Cami Behl, and family We discussed... Who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters!! How they found out Doug had heart failure Heart failure at age 6 From one pediatric cardiac patient to another (Doug and I) How does this affect you as a parent…
Here is your chance to have your questions answered by Kat Bull Clinical Specialist for Abbott!! Thank you for a great year! email me: shawn.m.connors@gmail.com LVAD Talk featuring The LVAD Nation is a podcast hosted by Shawn Connors, where we feature conversations with LVAD Patients, heart transplant recipients, and caregivers,…
On this episode of LVAD Talk with Kayla Lewis We discussed... How she discovered she had heart failure Heart failure and college life When you code and lose a few days When you have to get a LVAD and don't know what it is Not understanding the symptoms of heart…
On this episode of LVAD Talk with Dèjá Samuels and Georgiana Rankin We discussed... Being non verbal but yet on a podcast! How her journey began When Dèjá’s heart stopped for 45 minutes Having a determined and praying mother When the first heart isn’t the one Dealing with a stroke…
On this episode of LVAD Talk with Darian Blue We discussed... How many people do “it” without a heartbeat How he discovered he had heart failure When you are the picture of health and have an EF of 6 Complications of surgery What it was like to “work” What is…
On this episode of LVAD Talk with Jasmine Morrison We discussed... Being from the south and knowing how to cook! Finding out she had postpartum myopathy How her LVAD made her strength in God stronger Concerns of a single mother and getting a LVAD What her recovery was like Needing…
On this episode of LVAD Talk with Sonya Jackson We discussed... VA to CA in hopes of having a better chance at getting a heart Being a breast cancer survivor Getting the cancer call at work The heart failure diagnosis Her internal motivation - Life is not a game The…
On this episode of LVAD Talk with Javed Awan We discussed... How he discovered he had heart failure Golf and a heart attack Going from stint to ICD Blacked out and shocked behind the wheel Finally getting the LVAD Our DMV connection Dead man walking Living that shock life! Ablation…
On this episode of LVAD Talk with Olivia Rose We discussed... Getting vaccinated and traveling! Getting in the pool for the first time since transplant What it was like dealing with strokes The recovery from all strokes are not the same Learning how to speak and write again, and still…
On this episode of LVAD Talk with Tom Shad In this episode we discuss... Sharing the same surgery date How he found out he was in heart failure “No weightlifting or rough sex” Defibrillator and The Blue Man Group Weight and heart transplant Catching corona in the hospital The touring…
On this episode of LVAD Talk with Dr. Brittany Clayborne (drbrittanyspeaks) In this episode we discuss... How she realized she had heart failure Going from heart failure, to LVAD, to transplant, to stage 4 cancer October to August waiting for a transplant Getting her masters degree in ICU Making the…
On this episode of LVAD Talk with Armin Muzafirović In this episode we discuss... LVAD from a young guys perspective Dealing with muscular dystrophy Finding heart failure at the top of a mountain Being rebellious and adventurous Missing out on a school semester but finishing strong From Icd’s to LVAD…
On this episode of LVAD Talk with Nicole Clement In this episode we discuss... How she realized she had heart failure Getting introduced to the LVAD What is the name of your LVAD Bridge to transplant and having to lose weight The newbie perspective What it is like 3 months…
LVAD Talk with Scott McClellan of Bread and Beats Podcast
On this episode of LVAD Talk with Hannah Sharma In this episode we discuss... Health care in the UK How she realized she had heart failure The wait for transplant Living months in the hospital What her recovery was like Her new lease on life with her new heart Why…
On this episode of LVAD Talk with Dantrell Brown a.k.a LVAD Dad In this episode we discuss... How he got the name LVAD Dad How he realized he had heart failure Getting introduced to the LVAD Becoming “Iron Man” “God giving his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers” How his…
On this episode of LVAD Talk we talk with Aiste Staraite OUR FIRST INTERNATIONAL EPISODE! Aiste is living in Lithuania. On this episode we discuss... How she found out she had heart failure What her recovery was like Problems dealing with antibiotics Having a stroke during surgery Living on your…
On this episode of LVAD Talk we talk with Alexis PeeWee Smith On this episode we discuss... How she found out she had heart failure Dealing with lymphoma and heart failure Going to hospice and walking out! Finally getting her LVAD and her recovery When you need a caregiver but…
On this episode of LVAD Talk we talk with John Sanson On this episode we discuss... How he found out he had heart failure Being a gladiator before being diagnosed LVAD surgery and gastric sleeve at the same time What his recovery was like from both surgeries He got the…
On this episode of LVAD Talk we talk with Farrah Wilson On this episode we discuss... How she found out he had heart failure Finding out she had heart failure in Japan What Japanese hospitals are like Coming back to america and getting her LVAD Selling her house in the…
We discuss... How he found out he had heart failure Men, why do we think we are invincible? Lasik is the devil! Single dad’s and LVADs Sneezing after surgery Defibrillators, shocks and PVP (video games) Mini strokes and emergency rooms Getting the Gastric Sleeve Nissans and Twitch streaming! #LVAD #LVADTALK…
On this episode of LVAD Talk we talk with Sonia Leon We discuss... How she discovered she had heart failure Waking up with her LVAD Making lifestyle adjustments after implant G.I. bleeds and having her LVAD decommissioned Life after LVAD #LVAD #LVADTALK #patientstory
On this episode of LVAD Talk we talk to Dr Wayne Old, cardiologist, and Hannah Cassa LVAD, coordinator. We discuss... How they became heart health care providers Viruses, pregnancy and heart failure A day in the life of an LVAD coordinator What are DCD Transplants TIps for caregivers And they…
We discuss... How he found out he had heart failure Who hit me a.k.a ICD shocks Waking up with an LVAD Rehab after the LVAD Coming home to Covid lockdown Shout out to the caregivers Future plans and goals DCD heart transplant #LVAD #LVADTALK #patientstory