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Spectrum Health transplant team

Cancer Care
Patient Story

‘It was a hard journey’

Brenda Partee overcame her fears and underwent a stem cell transplant to treat cancer. “I feel better now than I have in four years,” she says.

  • Patricia Mish
  • By: Patricia Mish
  • February 8, 2023
  • 2
Lungs, Breathing & Sleep
Patient Story

‘I think it’s a God thing’

When he couldn't afford treatment, a clinical trial prolonged Jim Blum's life so he could later be matched to a lung transplant.

  • Marie Havenga
  • By: Marie Havenga
  • December 12, 2016
  • 4
Lungs, Breathing & Sleep
Patient Story

Breath blessings

Jamie Purchase reclaims her life with a lung transplant.

  • Marie Havenga
  • By: Marie Havenga
  • December 8, 2015
  • 3