The Derek Janiak Hepatobiliary Forum
The liver is the largest internal organ in humans and the only one that will grow back if part of it is removed. It is responsible for over 500 different functions in collaboration with other organs. Pfft. Overachiever.
Want to donate to our team? We'd love to have your support! Click here for details! We take the Transplant Games pretty seriously, and also not very seriously. It's one of the many reasons neither of us is a professional athlete. But, we also want to do well in our respective events to honor donors …
I think it's pretty great that Donate Life Month is the same month Derek received his first transplant. Every April (so far) we've been asked to speak to an audience (often at a hospital) and share our transplant story and this year we'll be heading to Catholic Medical Center here in Manchester to speak to …
Derek and I share our transplant story with High School students and I have an announcement.
It's been 16 months (April 14, 2014) since I received a partial liver from Logan, and 15 months (May 13, 2014) since my second transplant. A few milestones: I ran my fastest 5K on August 13, 2015: Thanks to encouragement from my running companion and co-worker, Greg, I finished in a time of 22:38.3, which put me …
Continue reading "Sixteen (and Fifteen) Months Post Transplant Status"
Derek and I went to Lahey yesterday for his check-up. All of his numbers look good, his bilirubin is at 4.2 (3 months ago it was 4.9), but again, all of his other numbers are a-ok so no worries there. Now that he is a little more than a year out from his 2nd transplant …
The Derek Janiak Hepatobiliary Forum 