{"id":2574,"date":"2009-10-12T19:59:24","date_gmt":"2009-10-12T23:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/familyhouse\/"},"modified":"2019-07-29T09:26:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T13:26:06","slug":"familyhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/familyhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart transplant patient finds new enthusiasm for life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='image-section'>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2018\/05\/familyhouse-image2.jpeg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"image2\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Lisa and Russell Ford at SECU Family House in Chapel Hill.<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Russell Ford received a heart transplant at UNC Hospitals in July 2009 after suffering from congestive heart failure for 10 years. Dr. Michael Bowdish of the UNC Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery was his transplant surgeon.\u00a0 In &#8220;Family House Diaries,&#8221; written by Elizabeth Swaringen for UNC Health Care, Mr. Ford tells the story of his illness, his surgery and the\u00a0experience his family had at<a href=\"http:\/\/familyhouseunch.org\/?q=node\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals<\/a>.\u00a0 The Family House is a non-profit hospital hospitality house, offering housing and other support services to adult patients and their families. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lisa and Russell Ford at SECU Family House in Chapel Hill. Russell Ford received a heart transplant at UNC Hospitals in July 2009 after suffering from congestive heart failure for 10 years. 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