Patient Stories

Stories of Strength

Real people sharing their journeys with ARDS—the challenges, the victories, and the hope that carries them forward.

Stories of Hope

Real people, real journeys. Every story reminds us that there is hope, community, and strength in facing ECMO treatment together.

My name is Dan – I reside in northeastern Pennsylvania and this is my ARDS survivorship story. On Saturday March 7th 2020 I attended a festival in Brooklyn New York […]

One morning changed my life. A date I will never forget: 13th June 2019. That week, I had been doing my normal activities, going to work, seeing friends and enjoying […]

My name is Steve Edmonson, this is my experience after sepsis, which means, it is also about post-ICU Syndrome, or PICS as it has come to be known, something that […]

I was living my best life In 2020, at 41 years old, I was living my best single life. I had traveled to Spain to celebrate my 40th birthday, I […]

Like my fellow survivors and their loved ones, ARDS came from out of left field for me. In early March 2023, on the cusp of turning 35 years old, I […]

The night of October 11th, I put my son to bed after a delicious ice cream dinner following a dog walk and fishing expedition out of his tree house. He had […]

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