After learning of a chronic kidney disease, Colleen turned to the team at Tufts MC to find a kidney donor and found a match in her teammate and now life partner.

When Frank Basler, 58, and his son were in Killington, VT at a bachelor party in March 2020 their only concern was having a good time. The expectant grandfather was enjoying spending time with his son and their friends in the mountains of Vermont. Nine days later, Frank was on a ventilator fighting to breathe.

Despite having had diabetes for fifty years and other medical issues including heart disease, cataracts and precancerous skin lesions, Frank Kelliher refuses to live like a sick man.

Petra was referred to Tufts MC by her local PCP after they discovered a mass on her kidney. The Tufts MC team was able to get her back on her toes.

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.

Walter Suita’s most recent 5K race wasn’t his fastest, but it was one of his biggest victories. Just months earlier, a crushing 13-foot fall had shattered his hip.

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

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

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

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