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Thanks for everything Ed Pompeian

7/9/2019

Our family is deeply saddened to learn of the recent passing of Ed Pompeian. Ed received a life-saving kidney transplant at Mayo Clinic in 1973. In 1984, he founded Gift of Life Transplant House in Rochester, MN to help other transplant families that followed in his footsteps. Gift of Life was the first transplant house in the country.

Our family stayed at Gift of Life many years ago while a loved one was battling multiple myeloma with a bone marrow transplant. It is a special place. Our families lengthy stay there and the people our family met throughout their journey inspired our efforts to bring the very first transplant house here to Wisconsin. Quite honestly, Restoring Hope Transplant House does not exist without the vision, compassion and generosity of Ed Pompeian. His house and our experiences under his roof so completely moved us that it became our own passion to try to capture the same magic he created for transplant families in Rochester and bring it here to the Madison area. He encouraged and asked us to get this house open for the good of the transplant community, saying how UW Hospital annually performed even more transplants than Mayo. “Transplant families need you”, he would say!

Thanks for everything Ed! We knew you for just a short time, but you changed our lives forever!

New RHTH E-Newsletter for May

5/16/2019

The latest RHTH E-newsletter was just sent out. Grateful to all of the incredible transplant families who have called RHTH home this spring. Some truly amazing people with life-changing miracles that we have been able to witness firsthand. We have had the good fortune to share a home with some truly wonderful people. Thanks for reading!

New RHTH E-Newsletter: Our Busiest Winter Ever

3/27/2019

Our new March RHTH e-newsletter was just sent out and it's packed with all sorts of good stuff. Please take a moment to look it over and share with anyone who may be interested in the cause and the many incredible families that make this place so special. This was our busiest winter ever and that's a credit to you all who have helped to build it over the years. We are so grateful!❤️
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Thank You Lions!

3/12/2019

Heartfelt thanks to all the Lions Clubs at the District D1 convention here in Madison this past weekend for including Restoring Hope Transplant House in their events.

It was so wonderful to also see Dr. Odorico from the UW Transplant Program give a speech and to also have RHTH guests Liz and Jo speak about their longtime battles with diabetes, life-changing experiences at RHTH and their gratitude towards all the Lions Clubs who have so generously supported Restoring Hope Transplant House over the years.

As Liz spoke, it was her one year transplant anniversary for a pancreas...Dr. Odorico was her surgeon. Jo, traveled all the way to RHTH from Anchorage, AK as a caregiver. While attending a Lions Convention with RHTH Executive Director Cindy Herbst weeks ago, Jo was so moved by the people and their mission that she became a Lions Club member on the spot. It was an emotional day for us to hear so many of our dear friends share their love and stories. Thank you all!

New RHTH January E-Newsletter

1/24/2019

The new RHTH e-newsletter for January was just sent out...please take a moment to read more news, notes and stories from what has been a great start to 2019.

Jan 31: Dr. Mezrich Book Signing at Middleton Library

1/15/2019

Many of our Restoring Hope Transplant House guests have crossed paths with Dr. Mezrich during their transplant journeys and are probably aware by now that he has a new book out. Nice to see that our nearby local Middleton Public Library will be hosting a book signing with Dr. Mezrich on Thursday January 31st at 7pm and hope some of you are able to support him and his new book just as our good friend and liver transplant recipient Kerry did recently at one of his book signings. Hope to see you there!

Year In Review: Happy New Year!

12/31/2018

Thank you all for a great 2018. A new Happy New Year e-newsletter was just sent out with a monthly photo year in review. We appreciate all of you who embraced this house and the many transplant families who called it home this past year. May you be blessed with many great moments, fun adventures and good health in 2019.

Happy Holidays from Restoring Hope Transplant House

12/18/2018

Wishing you all a very Happy Holidays with love from your friends at Restoring Hope Transplant House. A new holiday e-newsletter was just sent out...please take a moment to check out several updates and look over our 2 day Baskets for Hope online fundraiser that is active now. I appreciate all you do to help make this such an incredible place for me and so many others to call home. You are the reason this place is so special.

All the best for a happy and healthy holiday season!

Baskets For Hope: Online RHTH Fundraiser Dec 18 & 19

12/18/2018

We are raising funds to support Restoring Hope Transplant House this Holiday season. Your generous bids on December 18th and 19th help to give the gift of home to so many transplant families in their time of need. Please help make this a Happy Holidays for all who pass through their doors by joining our Baskets for Hope Fundraiser and sharing it with others who may be interested in supporting this great cause!

GivingTuesday to Restoring Hope

11/27/2018

Today is #GivingTuesday...a great day to support so many worthy non-profits including Restoring Hope Transplant House. If the miraculous stories and the incredible transplant families you see throughout this site inspire you and touch your heart as they do ours, we hope that you would make a donation today to help further our mission of providing a home away from home for so many transplant families in need. Thank you!

GivingTuesday Newsletter Link:
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