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Find out what they learned along the way, and how cutting edge care and treatments have helped them return to health and the things they love most in life.</p> </p> <div class="cards"> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/john-carroll" class="phantom-link" title=""Symphony" of Care Saves Patient After Heart Attack"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-john-carroll-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=b48c884c3c4c4e9b9236d9a3d62c53d7&hash=204BC2D8A983636D8BA4A362E4A05DCA" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> "Symphony" of Care Saves Patient After Heart Attack </p> <p> John Carroll fully recovered from three heart attacks thanks to a coordinated care team of emergency doctors, interventional cardiologists and other providers at UCSF Health. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/john-carroll" title=""Symphony" of Care Saves Patient After Heart Attack"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/myeloma-49ers-coach" class="phantom-link" title="49ers Coach With Aggressive Myeloma Gets New Treatment at UCSF"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-johnnys-journey-7u7a4393-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=98e03e55e51446babcfe6dea04d9a898&hash=8724693B452CF77DE8407597A9C926A9" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> 49ers Coach With Aggressive Myeloma Gets New Treatment at UCSF </p> <p> San Francisco 49ers coach Johnny Holland has teamed up with UCSF Health in a clinical trial exploring new treatments for multiple myeloma. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/myeloma-49ers-coach" title="49ers Coach With Aggressive Myeloma Gets New Treatment at UCSF"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/russell-tenofsky" class="phantom-link" title="A Gentler Approach to Heart Valve Replacement"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-russell-tenofsky-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=601bf29f9f4348678e2df01e052fccc2&hash=946AF796B0D0133BE05AB89ABCE95B7F" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> A Gentler Approach to Heart Valve Replacement </p> <p> A pioneering and less invasive procedure enabled this patient born with heart defects to avoid the trauma of another open heart surgery. Here's his story. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/russell-tenofsky" title="A Gentler Approach to Heart Valve Replacement"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/reid-moran-haywood" class="phantom-link" title="A Rare 18-Person Kidney Transplant Chain"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-reid-haywood-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=66c976f689f04ee980db6105a73a4db0&hash=5BB98A3240C664A4A48938F20683EAE3" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> A Rare 18-Person Kidney Transplant Chain </p> <p> In possibly the longest kidney transplant chain in one city in only 36 hours, nine people donated and nine got new kidneys. How does it work? Find out. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/reid-moran-haywood" title="A Rare 18-Person Kidney Transplant Chain"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/chris-schroeder" class="phantom-link" title="A Story of Two Transplants"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-chris-schroeder-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=01513d8a953544a29a01bd0ac4d07f85&hash=2210A696A401CACB7CFEBFF1B7523A20" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> A Story of Two Transplants </p> <p> Find out why this husband and father needed two live-donor kidneys – one from his wife and then one from his son – and how it all went. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/chris-schroeder" title="A Story of Two Transplants"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/susan-brown" class="phantom-link" title="A Surprising Treatment for Urinary Incontinence: Botox Shots"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-susan-brown-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=dd853fb7013a4df196231b82315d6bb4&hash=446C3A277D7BEA396F3F5A9A23DCE751" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> A Surprising Treatment for Urinary Incontinence: Botox Shots </p> <p> MS robbed Susan of control over many things, including her bladder. Learn how Botox shots resolved her urinary incontinence, restoring a sense of control over her life. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/susan-brown" title="A Surprising Treatment for Urinary Incontinence: Botox Shots"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/reginald-cook" class="phantom-link" title="A Transplant First! Patient Donates His Own Elbow to Himself"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-reginald-cook-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=6cdf160386e34ab9ba7bea1b64414b5d&hash=753BC73A2C1462B791C9F44B1E448222" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> A Transplant First! Patient Donates His Own Elbow to Himself </p> <p> See how one man regained the use of his right arm after losing the use of both arms in a car accident, thanks to a ground-breaking transplant. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/reginald-cook" title="A Transplant First! Patient Donates His Own Elbow to Himself"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/john-shoemaker" class="phantom-link" title="Active Surveillance: In Treating Prostate Cancer, Sometimes Less Is More"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-john-shoemaker-4817-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=f0642ee044844628a6c83aef9ceed56a&hash=CC348E1A5817044C7A1FE8A3DFCB4B58" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> Active Surveillance: In Treating Prostate Cancer, Sometimes Less Is More </p> <p> See why some early-stage prostate cancer is best handled with "proactive surveillance" instead of treatment – and how it's going for one man who tries it. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/john-shoemaker" title="Active Surveillance: In Treating Prostate Cancer, Sometimes Less Is More"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/jennifer-alden" class="phantom-link" title="Actress Hits Her Head – Doctors Discover a Brain Tumor"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-jennifer-alden-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=a2bf1dfdf4b6432d92313915119c43b5&hash=5C43ACCD2B85B2435076D53E8937E69C" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> Actress Hits Her Head – Doctors Discover a Brain Tumor </p> <p> The story: When a tumor showed up on an MRI after an actress fell from a hammock, a UCSF brain-mapping technique and a special surgeon "saved" her brain. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/jennifer-alden" title="Actress Hits Her Head – Doctors Discover a Brain Tumor"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/michael-schofield" class="phantom-link" title="After Islet Cell Transplant: Meeting the Donor's Family"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-michael-schofield-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=4d2d264ca6c64b5a892deec49f67a8e9&hash=50E6DB324C8F265113657458E915F9C5" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> After Islet Cell Transplant: Meeting the Donor's Family </p> <p> Transplant recipient Michael's thank-you note to his donor's family uncovered a series of coincidences and sparked a deep connection. Here's the story. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/michael-schofield" title="After Islet Cell Transplant: Meeting the Donor's Family"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/jason-mccluney" class="phantom-link" title="An Organ Donor's Story: So Fulfilling, He Did it Twice"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-jason-mccluney-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=2cc5c5b2c3c64819be8a893abbf8769d&hash=B58EFCEE89A31AF409A7FFA6A6F2CFC2" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> An Organ Donor's Story: So Fulfilling, He Did it Twice </p> <p> Jason McCluney gave the gift of life twice by donating a kidney and a portion of his liver to two complete strangers. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/jason-mccluney" title="An Organ Donor's Story: So Fulfilling, He Did it Twice"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/clare-dowling" class="phantom-link" title="At Age 19, She Needed a Lung Transplant"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-clare-dowling-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=c57a0bb8c5d24317b6990b4702ca394e&hash=C294130E560F29DA094D4D47B81049E7" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> At Age 19, She Needed a Lung Transplant </p> <p> A rare lung disease gave previously healthy college student Clare a crash course in life. Read her story of a tough rehab and recovery. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/clare-dowling" title="At Age 19, She Needed a Lung Transplant"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/russell-colunga" class="phantom-link" title="Back From the Brink After a Lung Transplant"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-russell-colunga-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=39530ba88d85482ca9d84dd9e11f425e&hash=979ECE22F014142B492FC760527881FF" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> Back From the Brink After a Lung Transplant </p> <p> Russell was teaching 12 fitness classes a week when a lung disease put him on the waiting list for new lungs. Find out how his story unfolded. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/russell-colunga" title="Back From the Brink After a Lung Transplant"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/jeffrey-grubbs" class="phantom-link" title="Bariatric Surgery Saved This "Ticking Time Bomb""></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-jeffrey-grubbs-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=327d9c76cea948ff8fdff798771940f2&hash=05A81D5DC41A87A08DEAAFBD549C5B51" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> Bariatric Surgery Saved This "Ticking Time Bomb" </p> <p> A TV ad convinced a 311-pound professional chef – who still cooks and enjoys food – to deal with his obesity and shrink to 180 pounds. Here's his story. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/jeffrey-grubbs" title="Bariatric Surgery Saved This "Ticking Time Bomb""></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/lata-mohan" class="phantom-link" title="Bouncing Back From Colon Cancer"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-lata-mohan-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=d39f5feb038b449fad5ba0208006a047&hash=7488305E4695603E7587BC0B37B5BF09" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> Bouncing Back From Colon Cancer </p> <p> Lata Mohan, an active grandmother, ignored her symptoms at first. Read about her search for a doctor and her surgery, recovery and return to normal life. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/lata-mohan" title="Bouncing Back From Colon Cancer"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/michael-lax" class="phantom-link" title="Cancer Free After a Second Opinion at UCSF"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-michael-lax-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=8b8d6242b3704eb7b401ceda63f562d3&hash=83340B34769B78B9D9472B725A2B7566" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> Cancer Free After a Second Opinion at UCSF </p> <p> Diagnosed with a rare cancer, Michael Lax had little hope for the future. Here, he explains how coming to UCSF for a second opinion changed everything. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/michael-lax" title="Cancer Free After a Second Opinion at UCSF"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/andrew-papenfus" class="phantom-link" title="College basketball player rebounds after brain tumor surgery"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-andrew-papenfus-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=389a777353e4482195166cf4caff7add&hash=7B5126E5C3C720CBA4F398C92232BCD6" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> College basketball player rebounds after brain tumor surgery </p> <p> Read a young man's story of coping with a brain tumor, from his collapse on the basketball court to diagnosis, surgery and how he stays emotionally strong. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/andrew-papenfus" title="College basketball player rebounds after brain tumor surgery"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/sarah-morse" class="phantom-link" title="Coping With Breast Cancer That Spans Three Generations"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-sarah-morse-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=214180bf0d3849398cca82f120ad79f2&hash=2EB7343078EAC834DE88DFBCE9CE078E" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> Coping With Breast Cancer That Spans Three Generations </p> <p> Her mother and grandmother died of breast cancer. Diagnosed herself at 59, Sarah Morse swore that if she survived, she'd help others. Here's her story. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/sarah-morse" title="Coping With Breast Cancer That Spans Three Generations"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/vanessa-ross" class="phantom-link" title="Customized Brain Surgery Saved Her Acting Career"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-vanessa-ross-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=35d2d647a0d446be8a2cdfc997501b07&hash=980F9FB5C7BEA0D22FED14980AE8FC58" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> Customized Brain Surgery Saved Her Acting Career </p> <p> Years of seizures that medical experts couldn't explain halted the career of this aspiring L.A. actress – until UCSF doctors solved the mystery. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/vanessa-ross" title="Customized Brain Surgery Saved Her Acting Career"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/nancy-white-gamble" class="phantom-link" title="Fighting a Rare Form of Leukemia"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-nancy-white-gamble-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=1be5f833d2234dd582ca62b6ae584268&hash=064B8DBDAB8D3FC3828D644A682BB1EE" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> Fighting a Rare Form of Leukemia </p> <p> See how one patient with leukemia coped with two grueling years of treatment and the methods doctors use to cure this formerly deadly form of the disease. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/nancy-white-gamble" title="Fighting a Rare Form of Leukemia"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/gina-sabella-larocca" class="phantom-link" title="Fighting Breast Cancer Together, Family Style"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-gina-sabella-larocca-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=a683611c97714510a3c829059b35aa89&hash=8A266EE360891176BB1B5EED2C594EEA" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> Fighting Breast Cancer Together, Family Style </p> <p> Find out what it's like to grow up in a large family with a long history of cancer and how one family member approached her diagnosis. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/gina-sabella-larocca" title="Fighting Breast Cancer Together, Family Style"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/john-whitehead" class="phantom-link" title="Focused Ultrasound Calms Decades-Long Hand Tremor"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-john-whitehead-0816-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=c19cdd6c1ff34c1c85319bede428084d&hash=4CDD3D02CA978D62331797C760E7CD10" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> Focused Ultrasound Calms Decades-Long Hand Tremor </p> <p> High intensity focused ultrasound offers an incisionless treatment for patients with the movement disorder essential tremor. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/john-whitehead" title="Focused Ultrasound Calms Decades-Long Hand Tremor"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/sheila-fitzpatrick" class="phantom-link" title="Hard Choices: Dialysis? Or a Kidney Transplant?"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-sheila-fitzpatrick-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=dbb8e41fdfd7403e9d68bfc24e5131d6&hash=64C4527EAD6178A24E794B930F739253" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> Hard Choices: Dialysis? Or a Kidney Transplant? </p> <p> Fading energy was the first sign of Sheila's failing kidneys. See her story of dialysis and then what looked like a transplant dream team – but wasn't. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/sheila-fitzpatrick" title="Hard Choices: Dialysis? Or a Kidney Transplant?"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/gina-danford" class="phantom-link" title="Health and Motherhood After Ovarian Cancer"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-gina-danford-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=e8435c627ecc4443b8320e4bcde7c470&hash=EB9C951452531D0614C49F3D0312143B" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> Health and Motherhood After Ovarian Cancer </p> <p> Find out how a combo of medical technology, determination and good luck enabled Gina Danford to survive cancer, launch a business and become a mom. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/gina-danford" title="Health and Motherhood After Ovarian Cancer"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/kathi-sigona" class="phantom-link" title="Heart Condition Care: AFib Patient Gets Her Life Back"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-kathi-sigona-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=635e165678fd4f36a2cb82d4d1d47d62&hash=4692629F7A3B88CDF0AAC8973164F075" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> Heart Condition Care: AFib Patient Gets Her Life Back </p> <p> Discover how medications, surgery, and a 24-hour UCSF call number eased Kathi Sigona's anxiety, controlled her arrhythmia and let her work and travel again. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/kathi-sigona" title="Heart Condition Care: AFib Patient Gets Her Life Back"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/amy-gutierrez" class="phantom-link" title="Help for a Baseball Reporter Who Loses Her Voice"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-amy-gutierrez-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=b3a695c92912428197ae7e4db28a4f7c&hash=BFBB44687AABF5CCCDEE6B98CDEB9D10" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> Help for a Baseball Reporter Who Loses Her Voice </p> <p> For SF Giants sideline reporter "Amy G," talking is part of the job. See how UCSF doctors help her get her voice back and keep it healthy so she can work. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/amy-gutierrez" title="Help for a Baseball Reporter Who Loses Her Voice"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/meghann-bauer" class="phantom-link" title="Her Twins Faced a Life-Threatening Syndrome in Utero"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-meghann-bauer-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=1e637e8a6087402ca9af37d8931fcbd8&hash=FEE5049766D9AB925407BB984C3E77EE" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> Her Twins Faced a Life-Threatening Syndrome in Utero </p> <p> See how laser surgery dealt with the often fatal twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome that threatened this mom's unborn boys, and how they fared after birth. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/meghann-bauer" title="Her Twins Faced a Life-Threatening Syndrome in Utero"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/kate-brown" class="phantom-link" title="Life After Tongue Cancer and Removal"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-kate-brown-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=faa0d75af24742b2ad717442b317d86c&hash=73798D1BA100E1762420D5C7D06D6747" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> Life After Tongue Cancer and Removal </p> <p> Kate was diagnosed with stage III tongue cancer in her early 30s. See how she found the right surgeon and handled recovery, and what happened next. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/kate-brown" title="Life After Tongue Cancer and Removal"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/amy-baghdadi" class="phantom-link" title="Live Donor Liver Transplant for Mom of Two"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/patient-story/hero/patient-amy-baghdadi-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=9408cbac4e0d4011bac9188bf49264e5&hash=DB5B8E0B2E1ED7005252BA796466E33A" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> Live Donor Liver Transplant for Mom of Two </p> <p> When aggressive chemotherapy didn't work, a living donor was her last hope. See how she found a willing donor, the miracle of liver regeneration and more. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <a href="/patient-stories/amy-baghdadi" title="Live Donor Liver Transplant for Mom of Two"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/miguel-castellanos" class="phantom-link" title="Miguel Castellanos: A Story of Hope After a Double Amputation"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-health/images/home/our-teams-miguel-castellanos-1440x677-2x/patient-miguel-castellanos-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=f23827b3db054d87b636b7bb98fd164d&hash=A2EC7F2175C65C6AF7A58EC5843A6031" alt="" width="2880" height="1112"/> <p class="font-larger"> Miguel Castellanos: A Story of Hope After a Double Amputation </p> <p> Less than a year after an accident left Miguel Castellanos a double amputee, UCSF specialists had him walking on prosthetic legs. 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