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New heart helps Loren Vinal return to music, life he loves featured image
New heart helps Loren Vinal return to music, life he loves
Rebecca Bromelkamp
December 29, 2025

For Loren Vinal, the holidays have always carried a gentle kind of magic. Loren's hometown of Corning, New York, and his winters on Jekyll Island,[...]

An Unexpected Miracle from Down the Hallway featured image
An Unexpected Miracle from Down the Hallway
Joel Streed
February 19, 2013
Lymphoma Patient Receives Gift of Life from Bone Marrow featured image
Lymphoma Patient Receives Gift of Life from Bone Marrow
Joel Streed
January 3, 2013
Of Heroes and Gold Medals featured image
Of Heroes and Gold Medals
Joel Streed
December 25, 2012
Grateful for his life and glad to help others featured image
Grateful for his life and glad to help others
Joel Streed
December 23, 2012
An upbeat attitude and a brisk tempo keep this musician playing featured image
An upbeat attitude and a brisk tempo keep this musician playing
Joel Streed
December 9, 2012
Heart-double lung transplant featured image
Heart-double lung transplant
Joel Streed
December 8, 2012
A heart transplant put him back in the race featured image
A heart transplant put him back in the race
Joel Streed
December 8, 2012
Giving back after a successful stem cell transplant featured image
Giving back after a successful stem cell transplant
Joel Streed
December 7, 2012
Liver transplant gives man a new lease on life featured image
Liver transplant gives man a new lease on life
Joel Streed
December 6, 2012
Liver transplant a rebirth for Wachira Loth featured image
Liver transplant a rebirth for Wachira Loth
Joel Streed
December 3, 2012
New technology makes heart transplant possible featured image
New technology makes heart transplant possible
Joel Streed
December 1, 2012
After successful kidney transplant, retiree is ‘Living the Dream’ featured image
After successful kidney transplant, retiree is ‘Living the Dream’
Joel Streed
December 1, 2012

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