Your donations make an impact

Pet therapy
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Our volunteer pet therapy team visits the Cardiac Ward at Vanderbilt Hospital Nashville every week which improves patient energy levels and self-esteem. It also decreases depression, anxiety, fear, and loneliness. Our pets help in-patients have a more positive outlook about their treatment. Pet therapy also benefits family members, patients visitors, and the tireless nursing staff reduce stress levels all-around.

Mental health resources
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We assist in providing a 1:1 session for patients with an experienced therapist which helps mentor them through the darkest moments of their journey by building mental strength and resilience. Our therapists are typically congenital and/or transplant survivors themselves.This allows them to exude unmatched empathy that lets them immediately connect with the patient on an intimate level. Having a similar experience helps nurture an authentic, reciprocal relationship.

Temporary housing and travel assistance
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A six month relocation for transplant patients can cost a patient between $18,000 to $20,000 USD on average. This cost must be covered by patients as relocation isn’t usually covered by primary insurance policies. Our goal is to raise funds to break ground on our first housing project by the end of 2023. 

Care packages
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Long term care patients need everyday comforts that bring a sense of normalcy and hope. We put together care packages that include books, water sterilizing water bottle, a mattress topper for longer-term patients which makes a huge difference in sleep health, compression stockings and much more.