A CHOP nurse who was once a patient himself, spends his career helping children and now he is making a life-saving plea to the community for help.
“Mind over matter, where there is a will there is a way,” said Adam Hyman.
That philosophy on life is what got Adam Hyman this far. The 51-year-old nurse has spent decades grappling with a rare condition called Zollinger Ellison syndrome.
“It’s tumors that can either be malignant or not. It’s usually at the head of your pancreas and it secretes acid,” said Hyman.
Hyman says he spent an entire year at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as a teen. The experience inspired him to become a nurse and now he’s been working for CHOP for 24 years.
“They saved my life two or three times,” he said.
Adam is an avid and passionate runner, often found jogging all over Philadelphia for miles at a time but now he’s facing another challenge.
“My thing is quality of life,” Hyman said. “I want to live each day to the fullest.”
Five years ago, Adam’s health took another turn, and he underwent a kidney transplant, thanks to his longtime friend Mike Green.