June 14, 2012

Transplant Center Patient Reunion

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Yvette Humphrey, left, shares a hug with fellow heart recipient Wanda Kelly at the Transplant Center Patient Reunion and Health Fair. (photo by Susan Urmy)

Nearly 1,200 people attended Sunday's annual Vanderbilt Transplant Center Patient Reunion and Health Fair, held Saturday on Magnolia Lawn.

Sherry Pachmayr and her children, Andrew, 5, and Mikayla, 8, attended the event to honor husband and father Corey Pachmayr, a two-time heart transplant recipient who died on May 22. (photo by Susan Urmy)

Sherry Pachmayr and her children, Andrew, 5, and Mikayla, 8, attended the event to honor husband and father Corey Pachmayr, a two-time heart transplant recipient who died on May 22. (photo by Susan Urmy)

Champ was on hand at the reunion, here with Aleigha, left, and Krissa hudson. The sisters' mother, Susan Hudson, received a liver transplant. (photo by Susan Urmy)

Champ was on hand at the reunion, here with Aleigha, left, and Krissa hudson. The sisters' mother, Susan Hudson, received a liver transplant. (photo by Susan Urmy)

The event brought together patients, family members, caregivers and supporters to help honor the gift of life that organ donation provides and to celebrate 50 years of transplantation at Vanderbilt.