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Organ donor card allowed Burghard to accept a donation

After suffering from a rare cancer, he received a new liver at the MHH 20 years ago.

"My heart almost hurts with gratitude"

Heinz has had a heart transplant for 30 years

In June 1991, one year after German reunification, Heinz was once again in the University Hospital in Halle/Saale for treatment of his pathological…

When wishes come true

Nine-year-old gets a transplant at Christmas

When she grows up, Yaren wants to be a nurse. She knows many nurses, as she has been receiving treatment at Hannover Medical School (MHH) for several…

My eventful life 2.0

Hello, my name is Xenia, I am 18 years old and I had a lung transplant at the age of seven. I have lived with the chronic metabolic disease cystic fibrosis since birth and apart from minor…

Joie de vivre

Julia's family wrote the poem Lebensfreude - Julias Geschichte, which is spoken by Julia and her father as donors. Listen to it now and get a dose of courage.

The best decision of our lives

Giving courage... we would like to contribute to this. Simply tell other parents your own story and perhaps be a little help with a big, vital decision...

Just live normally ...

When we came to the MHH for the first time at the beginning of July 2015 with our then four-year-old daughter Rebecca, we already had a lot behind us: we had always thought we had two healthy…

Start into a new life

The experiences and memories of the transplant are still very fresh in our family. Our son Jakob was operated on not quite three months ago and received his new liver...

The greatest gift in the world

For others, this photo has hardly any meaning. For me, it means everything. For others, it is normal to be healthy. That your organs work as they should. For me, it's not...

A new kidney for Bettina

50 years ago: German premiere at Hannover Medical School. Bettina was the first child in Germany to receive a kidney transplant.

Grateful that we were able to spend so many years with him

Hello dear MHH team, I myself am not a transplant recipient and would like to tell the story of my brother Sebastian here to encourage others that the fight is always worthwhile...

Despite all the blows of fate, I live very happily

My name is Tamara Maier and I was born on November 8, 1984 in Zagreb, Croatia. It became apparent quite early on that I would not always have an easy life. My diagnosis was dilated cardiomyopathy…

After the transplant, I no longer mean survival, but life

When I was 11 years old, my family physician sent me to the "Auf die Bult" hospital in Hanover with suspected appendicitis. At the time, I had been suffering from symptoms such as nausea and…

"My heart's day is my second birthday"

My name is Tanja, I am 31 years old and I was born on August 10, 1989 with several congenital heart defects. On the same day, I underwent enterothorax surgery (diaphragmatic hernia). This was…

Three birthdays in one year

Hello, my name is Isabelle, I'm 30 years old, I'm from Sauerland and I've had two liver transplants. At 4 ½ months old, as I remember from my mother's stories, I had a very high fever. The…

Charlotte's story

Months before the diagnosis, Charlotte realized how serious the situation was. Her heart ached when she walked due to exertion, tightness and pressure in her throat and not enough air to breathe.…

Sometimes things turn out differently than you think...

Hello, I'm Kevin and I'm 12 years old. I was born on October 31, 2008 with a malformation of my kidneys. A blood test carried out by the MHH in Michigan (USA) revealed that I have a genetic…

All good things come in fours!

My name is Simone, I am 52 years old, married and live in Minden. I have had kidney disease since I was 7 years old. My first encounter with the MHH was on June 21, 1976, the beginning of summer.…

I'll never give up

My name is Wiebke, I was born in the 26th week of pregnancy in April 2001, weighing 390 grams and measuring 28 centimeters. I was born so early because my twin sister had acute kidney failure

A summer in Hanover (Home is where your Heart is)

We are Oliver, Ulrike, Noah and Anna and we live in the Rhine-Main area. Noah was a completely healthy child until he was two and a half years old. Until suddenly, at the beginning of 2017, his…

Our common history

In May 2011, our eldest son Leonard was born four weeks earlier than planned. He was admitted to the premature baby ward and after just a few days, repeated blood tests were carried out,...

When one organ suddenly becomes two organs

Hello, my name is Andrea and I am 28 years old. I was born in Hamburg in October 1992. Even before I was born, my parents knew that I would be born with kidney disease.

Let the bones roll...

"Do you have a special relationship with our hospital?" the head physician at the MHH Children's Hospital asked me. "Yes, I've had two kidney transplants here!" I got the job...

My "YES" to life

Get up every day? With pleasure!
Drive to work? With pleasure!
Do sport? Absolutely! Meet friends at
? Quite normal!
Eat chocolate? Never again without it!

Giving three lives through a donation

Barbara was the first child in Bavaria to receive a liver transplant 26 years ago. Today she is doing well and has two healthy daughters.

Martina needs a new kidney

Martina goes on dialysis at the age of six. Then her mother donates a kidney to her and her brother Markus (12) draws the story of "Nephro"...

Back to life

My name is Marius, I am 20 years old and have suffered from the chronic metabolic disease cystic fibrosis since birth...

The turn before the turn

My name is Christian Bohle and I would like to tell you my story today. I was born 45 years ago now...

"You just have to make the best of the situation"

My name is Marcel, I am 21 years old and I had a kidney transplant at the age of 13. When I was six years old...

"Fighting and persevering is worth it"

At the end of October 2019, my daughter Lara had an appointment with a pediatric cardiologist...

"Thank you for the incredible opportunity Sofie has been given."

Sofie was born on June 27, 2017 in Mannheim and by then had already had a long...

"Such an eventful life is not a matter of course"

I'm Chantal, 28 years old, I successfully completed my studies at the beginning of 2020 and I'm in goal for a national field hockey league team...

Two birthdays in one year

Hello, my name is Jan Kurtenbach. I am 28 years old and received a new heart and lungs at the MHH in 2001...

"The best thing was that I was allowed to drink cocoa..."

I was sitting on my five-year-old sister's blue sofa when our parents entered the room with serious faces....

When wishes come true

When she grows up, Yaren wants to be a nurse. She knows many nurses, because she has been at the MHH for several years...