Welcome all transplant candidates, recipients, caregivers, living donors and donor family members!
Nebraska Transplant Support Group
Our Mission
Nebraska Transplant Support Group is a volunteer-led organization comprised of transplant recipients and their families, transplant candidates, donor families, medical personnel, social workers, clergy and others interested in transplantation and promoting donor awareness.
- To provide moral support and information to pre- and post-transplant families;
- To promote public awareness of the success of transplants and the growing need for organ and tissue donors; and
- To honor donor families.
Support Services
Our primary function is to provide support service for patients who are both in the pre- and post- transplant process.
- Responding immediately and sensitively when called by a doctor or hospital staff member (or other referral) to talk with a family which has just been told about the need for a transplant. Getting to see and talk with someone who has “been there” can make a significant difference in the attitude of the patient and family to the possibility of a transplant.
- Offering emotional support and friendship to families from out of town who are in the Omaha area for a transplant.
- Providing small financial grants to transplant families to assist with emergency medical or living expenses. For more information, please contact Secretary@NETransplantSupport.com
Educational Services
Nebraska Transplant Support Group hosts regular activities updating the community about various aspects of transplant.
- Hosting monthly transplant support and educational meetings providing a forum for recipients, caregivers, and those waiting for a transplant to share their concerns about the transplant process.
- Providing information about the transplant process and resources to family members.
- Send email and social media “media alerts” about transplant issues
- Maintaining a social media presence to inform, inspire and encourage the transplant community.
Let Us Hear From You!
If we can help support a family you know facing a transplant, please let us know!
Nebraska Transplant Support Group Officers
President:
Missy McCool (heart recipient)
402-206-5708
Vice President/Program Chair:
Open
Secretary:
Lisa Carmichael (heart recipient)
402-905-8077
Secretary@TransplantSupport.com
Treasurer:
Mary Kay Thieman (recipient family)
402-598-6766
Past President:
Vicki Showell
402-676-8757
Other areas we need help include Social Media, Technology, Shirt Coordinator
If you would like to be added to our email newsgroup, send your email address to Lisa Carmichael at Secretary@NETransplantSupport.com.
For general questions or information, email us at Secretary@NETransplantSupport.com.
After my second heart transplant, I could walk up stairs again without being short of breath. I could also do things like yard-work and exercise again without feeling completely wiped out for the day.
Sarah
I owe my life to my donor and family.
Wendi
The first thing I noticed after my heart transplant was how much easier it was to breath.
Lisa
Help Our Cause
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals of providing a support service for patients who are both in the pre- and post- transplant process.
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