How is it possible an organ donor might actually be responsible for two lives, even when giving a heart to a man? What was life like for Nick May years after his heart transplant? Did Nick May have a similar experience as his siblings growing up, considering he had a heart transplant as an infant? 

Susan May is mom to Nick, 33, who was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, transposition of the great arteries, coarctation of the aorta, and a septal defect.  He had three surgeries at 5 days, 3 1/2 months, and one year of age, prior to receiving a heart transplant just before his second birthday. Nick is one of the first children in the US to receive a heart transplant and is the 5th longest-living transplant recipient. Today, he is married with a daughter.

Susan has written a book about her son's heart journey, with a revised edition released this year. Susan also writes professionally and has written 40 books in total, including a non-fiction book about a WWII flight surgeon and 33 medical romance novels. She has three other children and eight grandchildren. She likes to travel, read and sew. 

My Loyal Listeners will remember Susan from earlier in 2022 when she came on the program with an episode called, “Baby Heart Transplant Miracle.”

Link to Susan’s other show:

Baby Heart Transplant Miracle: https://www.buzzsprout.com/62761/10139146


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