Patient and Donor Stories
Learn about some of our patients and generous donors and why they appreciate the work being done by our physicians and researchers.
Patients
Patient Videos
Three Patient Stories: Food Allergy, NTM, Asthma and Eczema
More patient videos.
Looking to the Heart for a Cure
Paula Dodds was surprised to learn she had been born with a heart defect.
She finally found help for her bronchiectasis
While trying to treat her bronchiectasis, Connie Hofmann visited eight doctors before finding help at National Jewish Health.
Kunsberg School kept her focused on academics, not asthma
Tiauna Rivers came from an underprivileged home and had severe asthma, which prevented her from attending school regularly.
She couldn't eat and didn't know why
Mikka White averaged two E.R. visits a week because she couldn't swallow, a symptom she later learned was due to eosinophilic esophagitis.
What Seemed like Asthma was Much More Serious
When Colette Kramer's "complicated" health issues became more than even the experienced nurse could handle, only National Jewish Health was able to find the answers she needed.
Gasping for Air with Asthma
Margarita Welling first developed asthma while she was pregnant. After years of severe, life-threatening asthma attacks, she found help at National Jewish Health.
Letters of Gratitude
Donors
Charitable gift annuities: "We can all make a
difference"
"We may
not all be billionaires," says Jacob Goldstein, who established three Charitable Gift Annuities, "but we can all make a
difference."
Their generous donation helped expand research facilities
Iris and
Michael Smith generously donated $5 million to help construct a
six-story clinic and research facility.
Maximizing return on their investments
Howard and Dorothy Berger established a $10,000 gift annuity in 2001.
Charitable remainder trust meets their investment goals
Milt and Jean Morris had been supporters of National Jewish Health for many years before establishing a charitable remainder trust, which better met their needs.
Gift annuities: A win-win for retirement
Len and Alice Perlmutter have supported National Jewish Health for many years and are happy with their choice of gift annuities.
Gift annuities: A look at the numbers
Read about John Kohberger's return on his investment with gift annuities.
Improving lives, while receiving income
Now a widow, Helen Rider says she relies on the income she receives from her annuities.
Patient-Donors
Gratitude for treating her advanced case of tuberculosis
Doctors at National Jewish Health saved Georgina Bonin's life in 1954 when she had an advanced case of tuberculosis.
Help battling her bronchiectasis and COPD
Suzanne Davis had a respiratory condition for 20
years before finding help at National Jewish Health.
Spinal tuberculosis during the Depression
Lyle Dean Reeve had spinal tuberculosis during the Depression and spent years at National Jewish Health.
Fighting to breathe with asthma
A childhood asthmatic, Anne Rosenblum spent her formative years fighting to breathe, but she finally found relief at National Jewish Health.
Ready to face life again after tuberculosis
Nearly 30 years ago, George Turner was admitted to National Jewish Health with tuberculosis.
Repaid his charity care while eliminating estate tax
In the 1930s, Samuel Waldman came to National Jewish Health with tuberculosis, despite his inability to pay for treatment.
Grateful for Lung Line's asthma advice
Gertrude Zehner suffers from asthma and has received advice from Lung Line nurses about prevention, treatment and medication.
Stories of Science Transforming Life®
Our staff submitted stories that exemplify how National Jewish
Health is using science to transform the lives of people every day. Learn more.
