A tube will be inserted through your mouth into your The surgery will be performed while you are asleep If there is excessive hair at the surgical Alternate sites for theĪdditional catheters include the subclavian (under the collarbone) area and the Will be inserted in your wrist and neck to monitor the status of your heart andīlood pressure, as well as for obtaining blood samples. Injection of medication and to administer IV fluids, if needed. (IV) line will be inserted in your hand or arm prior to the procedure for You will also be asked to remove your clothing and will be given a Heart transplantation follows this process:Īsked to remove any jewelry or other objects that may interfere with the Procedures may varyĭepending on your physical and mental conditions and your doctor's practices. Transplantation requires a long stay in a hospital. Transplantation is performed to replace a weakening heart that cannot be In order to remove the heartįrom the donor, more than two doctors must declare the donor brain-dead.Ĭan be put on a waiting list for a heart transplant, an expert doctor has toĬertify that this is the best treatment option available for the person's heart failure. Replace it with a healthy one from an organ donor. Transplantation is a surgical procedure performed to remove the diseased heart from a patient and Meaningful contribution to the game of golf, by the Player Director's Panel and Personal tragedy or debilitating injury or illness, to make a significant and Through courage and perseverance, has overcome extraordinary adversity, such as Open.īeen honored with the PGA Tour Courage Award, presented to a player who, His best PGA Tour finish is a T2 at the 2014 U.S Open, which earned him hisįirst invitation to the Masters Tournament and the 2015 U.S. Marked his first top-10 finish by placing T-4 at The Honda Classic in March. His best round of the year was a 63 at the Greenbrier Classic. Played, including the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Memorial Tournament. Have made a difference by inspiring others through their support for organ donation.Ĭontinued to impress by making the cut in five of the seven PGA TOUR events he The special award is given to role models in the sports community who InĢ013 Erik was among many distinguished recipients of the Donate Life ChampionĪward. Honored with the Ben Hogan Award and Babe Didrikson Zaharias Courage Award. Two time All-American playing on the 2001 Palmer Cup and Walker Cup teams. Play golf for the University of Georgia, where he went on to become a The 1998 ALGA Roles Junior Player of the Year. Six years, Erik became the number one junior golfer in the United States and Miami, Florida where he learned the gentleman's game at the age of 12. Trick his body into believing the heart of Klosterman is his own. Erik survivesĪgain thanks to naturally occurring exuberance and a stack of potions that Later, the weak heart was transplanted with the heart donated by Isaac Klosterman, aįormer volleyball player and victim of a hit-and-run car accident. Him alive temporarily with an emergency pacemaker but sent him home knowing he could not His second heart began to give way he drove himself to the hospital and in aĭramatic phone call home told his parents that he loved them and he was dying. I would have made fun of me," he tells 'The Independent'. It took two years for theĬondition to settle, during which time I was forced to change schools. My eyebrows wereīasically connected to the hairline. Says he had to suffer many complications after the transplantation.Īppearance, my face became bloated and I grew facial hair. More scary than the life-threatening deal of it." The idea of having open heart surgery was I think it was hard as a kid because any kind of surgery asĪ 12-year-old, you are freaking out. Was in Jackson Memorial hospital I could hear the helicopter land [carrying the They said 4-5 years and then they would revisit it again." he told 'The Your heart out and put a new one in, the long-term prognosis wasn't very good. When somebody tells you they are going to take Happened in 1992 were the beginning of it all and it was almost a case ofīecoming a man at 12 years old.
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