By: Tyler Gieseke
Mandy Bradley needed a heart transplant as soon as possible.
Last summer, an ambulance rushed the 25-year-old to the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, where she waited for a donor. If she didn’t get one within two weeks, she would
likely die.
But on her 13th day on the waiting list, she was matched with the heart she needed — a feat that normally takes close
to two years.
“I was very fortunate,” she said.