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Lizzie's story was covered by a number
of newspapers in 1996.
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Fort Wayne, IN
Monday, April 17, 1996 |
A Donor Heart - or Death
Therapy cured Liz O'Donnell's cancer,
but damaged her heart. Now she waits in medical limbo for a transplant.
Last winter, when doctors didn't
think Liz O'Donnell would live through the spring, she went shopping for her
own coffin.
She'd survived breast cancer only to find her her heart crippled by the
chemotherapy that cured her. Doctors weighed one remedy after another
for
her mortally weakened heart; none would save her.
When she went home in February,
she wanted to do all she could to ease
the burden on her family when she died. She and her husband, Jim, scouted
cemeteries and ...
Complete Article, 3698 words
Sunday, June 23, 1996 - Page 2
O'Donnell critical after transplant
Huntington resident Elizabeth O'Donnell is fighting for her life. After
undergoing successful heart transplant surgery Friday night at Lutheran
Hospital, O'Donnell had an angioplasty Saturday morning when her new
heart
failed to pump correctly. She is currently listed in critical but stable
condition.
The family requested no visitors at this time.
Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1994, O'Donnell's heart was severely damaged
after undergoing several sessions of chemotherapy. Successful in wiping
out the cancer, the chemotherapy weakened O'Donnell's heart to
the point where a
new heart has been required for her survival.
Placed on a national donor list, O'Donnell has been living at Lutheran
Hospital
in Fort Wayne for the last two months waiting for a heart.
Monday, June 24, 1996 - Page 11a
ACROSS THE USA: NEWS FROM EVERY STATE
Indiana
Fort Wayne -- Cancer patient Liz O'Donnell, 43, was in intensive care after a
heart transplant Friday that her insurance company had initially refused to
pay
for, fearing recurring cancer.
(Fort Wayne, IN)
September 9, 1996
New Heart, Renewed Life
Liz O'Donnell overcame cancer and
heart damage to celebrate her 25th wedding anniversary.
Survivor's Story
For almost two years, Liz O'Donnell has fought for her life. First, there
was a virulent, fast-growing breast cancer. Then there was severe heart
damage caused by the chemotherapy that killed her cancer. Her last and only
hope was a heart transplant.
In the 12 weeks since we
introduced readers to Liz's life as a "waiter," a patient who must live at
Lutheran Hospital waiting for a transplant, she's received a new heart,
hovered at the brink...
Complete Article, 1836 words
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