{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F4a175324-e163-49dd-9b60-3a65a61ba801","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Thriving after heart and liver transplant","description":"On March 4, 1976, Jason Crutchley was born with 4 congenital heart defects: Atrial Septal Defect, Transposition of the Great Vessels, Sub-Aortic Stenosis and Pulmonary Atresia. In layman terms, he was born with 1 chamber of my heart working, not 4! All four defects individually are very common in males, but to have all 4 in 1 is extremely rare. At six weeks old, he underwent his first surgery called a Pulmonary banding. At that time, the doctors gave him a life expectancy of 3 years. At 6 years old, he underwent (as the first child at UCLA) the classic Fontan procedure.At the time he turned 21, he would need a revision (the lateral-tunnel conversion fontan). At age 23, his son was born perfectly healthy and then Jason promptly underwent 3 pacemaker surgeries. Jason thrived for the next 17 years working in radio and as a wine tour specialist in Napa. In 2017, after loosing his mother, he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and was in need of both a heart and liver transplant and began evaluation. By February 2018, he was fully listed on the transplant list and on 1/28/19, he was the only the 19th heart and liver transplant Stanford had performed.Now, 4 years later, Jason is thriving as a maintenance tech working in Virginia. His transplant continues to be successful with no rejection.Website: https://www.theheartchamberpodcast.com/ (The Heart Chamber (theheartchamberpodcast.com))Transcript: https://www.theheartchamberpodcast.com/blog/ (Joyful Beat | The Heart Chamber (theheartchamberpodcast.com))https://www.instagram.com/theheartchamberpodcast/ (The Heart Chamber (@theheartchamberpodcast))Thanks to Michael Moeri for being my right hand man. https://michaelmoeri.com/ (Michael Moeri - Audio Editor, Podcast Producer and Marketing Director)","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/ef04ab83-c248-4d1f-bf49-61f364be3d62/5418d84416985f85ac354708757743b4.jpg"}