The Kidney & Hypertension Group of South Florida: MEET KIDNEY-PANCREAS TRANSPLANT PATIENT CHERYL KEENEY

Sunday, September 7, 2008

MEET KIDNEY-PANCREAS TRANSPLANT PATIENT CHERYL KEENEY

THIS SUMMER THE KIDNEY GROUP'S PATIENT, CHERYL KEENEY WON A GOLD MEDAL AT THE TRANSPLANT OLYMPICS IN THE SWIMMING INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY CATEGORY. IN NOVEMBER OF 2006 CHERYL RECEIVED A KIDNEY-PANCREAS TRANSPLANT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI PERFORMED BY DR. GEORGE BURKE. PRIOR TO THAT CHERYL HAD BEEN ON PERITONEAL(HOME)DIALYSIS UNDER THE CARE OF DR.GABRIEL VALLE OF THE KIDNEY GROUP. FOLLOWING THE TRANSPLANT AND INSPIRED BY HER DAUGHTER ALI, A SWIMMER FOR CARDINAL GIBBONS HIGH SCHOOL, CHERYL BEGAN TRAINING WITH FT LAUDERDALE AQUATICS MASTER COACH, MARTY HENDRICKS AND COMPETING IN MASTERS CHALLENGES.
AS KEENEY SAYS ABOUT LIFE AFTER TRANSPLANT, "I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW SICK I WAS UNTIL I FOUND OUT HOW GREAT I FEEL TODAY. I AM NO LONGER A DIABETIC. MY WHOLE LIFE CHANGED. I GOT A MIRACLE. HOPEFULLY, I CAN BE AN INSPIRATION TO OTHERS. NOW, EVERY DAY I DIVE INTO THE POOL I TELL MYSELF 'TODAY MATTERS'.
CHERYL KEENEY YOU ARE OUR HERO!! THE KIDNEY GROUP SALUTES YOU(APPRECIATION TO SHARON ROBB OF THE SUN SENTINEL FOR PARTS OF THIS STORY)

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE KIDNEY GROUP'S NEW TRANSPLANT PATIENTS

Van C. (Dr. Gabriel Valle's patient-kidney-University of Miami, Cathy O. (Dr. Carlos Bejar-Kidney at University of Miami),Will E. (Dr. Ajuria-kidney-Miami Transplant Institute;Bob I. (Dr. Valle's patient, University of Miami-Kidney), Orlando T. (Dr. Valle's patient, University of Miami, kidney), Sara A. (Dr. Valle's patient, kidney, University of Miami),Steve I. (Dr. Jorge Ajuria's patient, kidney, University of Miami),Sandy L. (Dr. Carlos Bejar's patient, kidney, University of Miami),KATHY C. (kidney-University of Miami, patient of Dr. Valle,MARTIN O. (Dr. Valle patient-Heart/Kidney -University of Miami), ROBERT I. (Dr. Valle's patient Kidney at University of Massachusetts), DREW P.(kidney-University of Florida),BILL L. (University of Florida-kidney), BARBARA L. (University of Miami-kidney), FRANCIS L. (kidney at U. of F.), JONATHAN I. (kidney-at U of F), THERESA L. (kidney-pancreas at University of Miami),JEFF T. (kidney at University of Florida), TERESA R. (kidney-University of Miami), JEANNIE O. (kidney-University of Florida), ELOISE O. (Univ of Florida), JOHN E. (kidney-University of Florida), GENE J. (Kidney-University of South Florida), CAL. M. (kidney- Florida Transplant Hospital in Orlando), TERRY A. (Perfect Match! University of Florida-kidney), TIM A.(kidney-University of Miami), GLORIA R. (kidney -University of Miami), BRAD R. (Kidney (and never on dialysis!!)-at University of Miami),(*both Brad and Gloria got kidneys on the same day!!!), BELINDA (kidney-University of Miami), TOM (kidney-University of Miami), JIM E. (Kidney-University of Miami), HERBERT A., (Kidney-University of Miami), Belinda R. (University of Miami-kidney),