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Pat loved being active but when he was diagnosed with AFib, his active lifestyle had to change.

Albert Plummer received the first heart transplant at Tufts Medical Center (Tufts MC), giving him 11 more years with his family doing the things he loved. He left a lasting legacy on the Tufts Medical Center CardioVascular Center.

Julia's time as an athlete taught her to never give up + that she didn't like to lose. Julia put those feelings to action when she came to the Weight + Wellness Center at Tufts Medical Center for weight loss surgery.

After going to a pain management specialist + a chiropractor, + trying various treatment, Lee caught out a spine specialist to help with her spinal stenosis.

Jabarah Harley always struggled with weight management but when the number on the scale changed, she saught out the help of the Tufts Medical Center Weight + Wellness Center team.

There was only one thing that was more important to Bob than receiving a kidney transplant. Seeing his son graduate. Tufts Medical Center's Kidney Transplant team made both happen.

Deb was in love with sugar. She decided to cleanse her body of sugar with the help of the Weight + Wellness Center at Tufts Medical Center. Read her story.

As a Type 1 diabetic for more than 30 years, Clare Gunther is very familiar with the daily routine of monitoring her blood sugar levels.

Billerica Memorial High School junior Taylor Gibson works tirelessly to be the best student-athlete she can be for her team.

It was April 8, 2018, and Dana Corr was looking forward to celebrating his 55th birthday that day with his wife and two daughters in their Westford home. He had just returned from a trip visiting colleges in Rhode Island the day before with his daughter. Unfortunately, all celebrations were put on hold that day as his heart seemed to have other plans.

I am a family member of a Tufts Medical Center patient. My husband was brought to Tufts as a result of his declining health due to heart failure. The care he received at Tufts MC enabled him to recover from a serious, + at times critical, condition to a point that he is able to have a good quality of life as he awaits a heart transplant.

Phillipe doesn’t like to sit still. An architect at a firm in Boston’s Seaport, he’s used to being on the move – at work, at home and at the gym. In early 2018, he was forced to slow down when a debilitating back injury interfered with his busy life.

Tufts Medical Center's Weight + Wellness patient describes his journey to stop his diabetes and lose weight.