Tag: restoring

New Life from a Pig’s Heart

Breaking news! On September 20th, surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore announced that they transplanted the heart of a genetically altered pig into a man with terminal heart disease who had no other hope for treatment. Lawrence Faucette, 58, a Navy veteran and married father of two had terminal heart disease…

By Donna Wuerch September 29, 2023 Off

Ready for a Heart Transplant?

Ready for a Heart Transplant?Because we were out-of-touch with the world last week while on our fishing trip, I missed two heart-breaking family notifications — the passing of a dear cousin as well as the passing of the 18-year-old granddaughter of an aunt and uncle. As I thought about our cousin, who lived a most…

By Donna Wuerch June 3, 2019 Off

RESTORE – All Things New

My word for today is RESTORE: return (someone or something) to a former condition, place, or position. One of my all-time favorite reality shows is HGTV’s “Fixer Upper”, not just because I love the hands-on builder and interior designers, Chip & Joanna Gaines, a delightful couple with their four young kids (soon to be five),…

By Donna Wuerch January 9, 2018 Off