Former Vice President Dick Cheney battled heart disease for most of his adult life. He had his first heart attack at the unusually young age of 37.
One year later, doctors report that his heart valves and arteries are growing as if they were his own.
Lawrence Faucette, 58, was ineligible for a traditional human heart transplant due to pre-existing conditions and heart disease.
For a chance to live beyond a few weeks, he'd need a new heart, and it was not guaranteed.
At just seven months old, Joseph Sanchez was diagnosed with cancer and soon needed a liver transplant. Seven years later, he received a new kidney, and four months ago, a heart.
Across the country, student visionaries like Matthew Hauser from Malvern are working hard to raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.