Audio clips: Transplant patients find safe haven

Gus Williams, father of Gus Williams Jr., 11, liver-small bowel transplant transplanted at The Nebraska Medical Center in 1996. He and his family left new Orleans in a car on Saturday night, drove to Houston to north Louisiana and then to Omaha. He talks about:

• Now taking things one day at a time.
• Why he might relocate to Omaha.

Denise Breaux, mother of transplant patient Bailey Breaux, 3, talks about:

• Trying to get out of New Orleans.
• How she and her daughter were separated after leaving Tulane University Medical Center in New Orleans.
• How she knew if they could get to Omaha, all would be well.
• Having no electricity or water in the hospital.
• Being evacuated by boat.

• Her immediate concerns with her daughter’s health.
• Why she is considering relocating to Omaha.

Wendy Grant, M.D., UNMC assistant professor of surgery and transplant surgeon, The Nebraska Medical Center, talks about how:

• Transplant patients need daily medications.
• UNMC can be a "home away from home."
• UNMC will welcome any transplant patients who need help.