Glenda Gooch

Description: A heart transplant and cancer survivor whose story made national headlines and inspired the Glenda Gooch House and Glenda Gooch Foundation
Born: April 6, 1985
Died: January 29, 2008
Birthplace: Union County, GA
Resting Place: Union Memory Garden, Blairsville, GA
Occupation: N/A
Spouse(s): N/A
Children: N/A
Parents: Kris Gooch; James Glendon Gooch, Sr.
Awards: The Glenda Gooch House and Glenda Gooch Foundation are named in her honor.
Facts of Interest: 1. She had 4 open heart surgeries by the age of 4 years old. 2. She was given a heart transplant in miracle fashion at 8 age years old on Christmas Day, just days after her parents were told she would die if the operation wasn't performed. 3. She was just 1 of 4 people in the world to survive her specific type of heart transplant at the time of her operation. 4. She is the namesake of the Glenda Gooch House located at Union General Hospital. 5. She is the namesake of the Glenda Gooch Foundation.
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