Second-longest heart transplant survivor in U.S. now has also beat COVID
Thomas Bryant talks with Dr. Steve Threlkeld at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis on June 26, 2020. Byrant, the world's second-longest living heart transplant survivor, has also survived COVID-19. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Thomas Bryant, a heart transplant survivor, was admitted to the hospital weeks after he had surgery for colon cancer. His COVID treatment and recovery will be part of body of research being gathered around the world that will help scientists know how to treat people with underlying conditions.
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Jane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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