A North Carolina woman who had been unable to eat solid foods for over a decade due to a rare condition underwent a life-changing multiorgan transplant that gave her a new stomach, pancreas and intestines.
, surgical director of the IU Health intestine transplant program and the doctor who performed Granados' transplant., and spent much of the time leading up to the transplant in the hospital.
"At that point I was having conversations with my family about having my lines actually removed and going into hospice because I was ready to be done," said Granados."And not because I don't love my life, and not because I wouldn't give anything and everything, but because my body was really, really tired and couldn't stand the thought of living in a hospital anymore.
Once back in Indianapolis, on Nov. 14, 2021, Mangus oversaw a complex, 10-hour transplant procedure that involved several doctors. Granados said she has thought every day since her transplant about the donor, whom she calls her"angel donor."
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