Introduce yourself here :) Welcome aboard!

Hello to all our Transplant Friends.

Please say hello and tell us something about yourself.

Your name

Your nickname if you have one

Your passions in life

What part of the world are you connecting with us from?

Did you have a Transplant? If so, what type of transplant did you have?

If you are not a transplant recipient, what brings you here besides the invitation?

What title best describes you? Are you a donor family, medical person, community director, special events coordinator, parent, caregiver the list goes.

Basically, share whatever you like with us. No need to answer all the questions, I just placed a few ideas for you to understand what we are looking for.

All the best to you
Rise'

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Permalink Reply by Sushila Kankani on April 11, 2012 at 5:09am

I am Sushila. I have 4 sons and all of them are married. My elder three sons have 2 kids each. I live in Kolkata, India with my son's and their family. We are all a joint family which gives me the strength to live longer and stronger.

I was diagnosed with ILD in Dec 2006. Since then I have been on Steroids and immuno-suppressive drugs. Recently I had sent my medical records for review at UPMC for a pre-evaluation as a candidate for Lung Transplant. Dr. M Crespo at UPMC reviewed my records and I will be now travelling to USA for my final evaluation. I hope the transplant team finds me eligible for the lung transplant. The sad part is my insurance in India will not cover any of my expenses incurred in USA. So I will have to pay it all out of pocket.

I will stay in touch with everyone and answer all emails at the earliest. Any suggestions are always welcome... be it for travel to US/ lung transplant / pre-lung transplant care / UPMC / POC / Financial assistance / Pulmonologists...!!

God bless!!

Best regards,

Sushila Kankani, 61 Years

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