Montezuma resident receives a first-of-its-kind lifesaving surgery
About this episode
The episode discusses a groundbreaking quadruple organ transplant received by Elizabeth Wehrle and features insights from her surgeon and an author reflecting on grief through poetry.
Elizabeth Wehrle of Montezuma went into the hospital in February and this week she gets to go home. In March, she received a first-of-its-kind lifesaving surgery, a quadruple organ transplant. On this episode, we talk with Wehrle and Dr. Ankit Bharat of Northwestern Medicine, the lead surgeon for this groundbreaking procedure. We hear about the health issues that led to these transplants, what this surgical advancement means and what goes into the decision to perform a surgery that hasn’t been done before. Then, we talk with Suzanna de Baca, Iowa author of 'You Were Never Lost: Poems From The Tallgrass Prairie.' De Baca didn’t expect to write about grief, but when back at the place where she spent her childhood with a friend who died, poetry and nature helped her cope.
People in this episode
Guests: Elizabeth Wehrle, Dr. Ankit Bharat, Suzanna de Baca
Topics covered
- healthcare
- surgery
- organ transplant
- grief
- poetry
- personal stories
Keywords
- quadruple organ transplant
- lifesaving surgery
- health issues
- grief
- poetry
- Iowa
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Northwestern Medicine
Books & works: You Were Never Lost: Poems From The Tallgrass Prairie
Places: Montezuma
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