Running with Heart: Attorney Overcomes Health Battles to Reach 100 Half Marathons
Heart
Finding expert heart care, personalized treatment, and the unwavering support she needed, Geri Lynn Arrindell recently crossed her biggest finish line yet—completing her 100th half-marathon.
Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS)
Women and Infants
Last year, St. Louis mom Sara Schwartz discovered she was pregnant with not one but two babies –– identical twin girls. Schwartz, who was already a mother of three (to children ages 12, 11 and 9) felt excited about her “bonus babies” on the way, despite it being a high-risk pregnancy.
Ross Procedure Patient
Heart & Vascular
Growing up, Christopher Bryant couldn’t compete in sports or run due to a heart murmur. When he tried to keep up with the other kids, he’d pass out. At 9 years old, Chris underwent heart surgery and doctors discovered he had a bicuspid aortic valve, a congenital heart defect. He learned to take care of himself due to his condition, but his symptoms — like swelling in his lower extremities — only worsened. Eventually, he learned he had severe heart failure.
4 Lives. 2 Kidney Transplants. 1 Sisterhood.
Transplant
The paired-kidney exchange program saved the lives of Pat Conway and Marti Simon. Two pairs of prospective donors and recipients are matched together to "exchange" donor kidneys.
Stroke Survivor
Neurology & Neurosurgery
Dan survived a stroke. Read how Barnes-Jewish Hospital interventional neuroradiologist Rano Chatterjee, MD and his team helped him get back to normal.
Hip Dysplasia Patient
Orthopedics
On June 28, 2019, the life of Kamryn Dehn was about to change for the better. That morning, John Clohisy, MD, a Washington University physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, performed extensive surgery on Kamryn’s right hip, putting an end to more than 10 years of pain and suffering due to developmental dysplasia.
Cystic Fibrosis Patient
Transplant
After being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) at a young age, Josh's future was uncertain and the impact on his life as an adult was significant. Surgeons at Barnes-Jewish Hospital performed a double transplant – liver and lungs – to help Josh return to the activities he loved.
Atrial Fibrillation Patient
Heart & Vascular
Michael tried various treatments to control his a-fib with little success. Washington University physicians had the answer to long term relief by using cardiac mapping, an innovative treatment developed at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
Kidney Transplant Recipient and Donor
Transplant
Beth, a young mom, found out she needed a transplant. Her kidneys were quickly failing. Scott, who knew nothing about Beth, decided he wanted to donate a kidney to someone who needed it more than he. Two surgeries and a little less than a year later, the two met on a baseball diamond for the first time.