Items Tagged ‘hepatitis C’
February 20, 2015
World Record Skydiver Credits ‘Sam’ for the Ability to Live Life at 100 mph
By Paul Scotti 
He’s a former Green Beret who served in Somalia. He’s a record-holding skydiver with several thousand jumps under his belt since he began leaping out of airplanes at age 18. And he’s a liver transplant recipient, who affectionately refers to his transplanted organ as “Sam.” Kim Dobson, 63, of Oveido, Florida, is the definition of someone […]
Tags: Florida Campus, hepatitis C, Liver Transplant, transplantation
November 25, 2012
Mexican man grateful for normal life after liver transplant
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist 
Diagnosed with cirrhosis in Mexico, Mauricio Perez-Olegaray came to Mayo Clinic and stayed for a lifesaving liver transplant.
Tags: hepatitis C, liver cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, Mauricio Perez-Olegaray, Mayo Clinic