--- title: First Uterus Transplant Patient in U.S. 'Prayed for Years' description: "I am so thankful to this amazing team of doctors and all the nurses and staff" canonical: https://time.com/4250575/uterus-transplant-patient-prayed-grateful/ author: NBC News article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-08T03:21:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T15:41:58.891Z article:section: Health og:title: First Uterus Transplant Patient in U.S. 'Prayed for Years' og:description: She says she is grateful for the chance to give birth to a child og:url: https://time.com/4250575/uterus-transplant-patient-prayed-grateful/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee9aab4efd358c35/69888a075f570fc9bdb1fed9/ap_1603071919546190.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Uterus Transplant og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: First Uterus Transplant Patient in U.S. 'Prayed for Years' twitter:description: She says she is grateful for the chance to give birth to a child twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee9aab4efd358c35/69888a075f570fc9bdb1fed9/ap_1603071919546190.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # First Uterus Transplant Patient in U.S. Says She's 'Grateful for the Chance' by [NBC News](https://time.com/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Mar 8, 2016 3:21 AM UTC  Lindsey and her husband Blake stand with Cleveland Clinic medical staff as they announce she was the nation's first uterus transplant patient, March 7, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio Lindsey and her husband Blake stand with Cleveland Clinic medical staff as they announce she was the nation's first uterus transplant patient, March 7, 2016, in Cleveland, OhioMarvin Fong—AP by [NBC News](https://time.com/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Mar 8, 2016 3:21 AM UTC A 26-year-old woman who is the first U.S. patient to get a uterus transplant says she is grateful for the chance to give birth to a child after having prayed for years. The young woman, identified only as Lindsey, said she’d adopted three “beautiful little boys” but yearned to also experience pregnancy. She spoke briefly to reporters from her wheelchair. “I am so thankful to this amazing team of doctors and all the nurses and staff who have worked around the clock to ensure my safety,” Lindsey said… [_Read the rest of the story from out partners at NBC News_](http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/grateful-chance-uterus-transplant-patient-gives-thanks-n533371?cid=par-time%5F20160308) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4250575/uterus-transplant-patient-prayed-grateful/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4250575/uterus-transplant-patient-prayed-grateful/"},"headline":"First Uterus Transplant Patient in U.S. Says She's 'Grateful for the Chance'","datePublished":"2016-03-08T03:21:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T15:41:58.891Z","description":"\"I am so thankful to this amazing team of doctors and all the nurses and staff\"","url":"https://time.com/4250575/uterus-transplant-patient-prayed-grateful/","keywords":["Healthcare","Research","transplant"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee9aab4efd358c35/69888a075f570fc9bdb1fed9/ap_1603071919546190.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NBC News","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nbc-news/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee9aab4efd358c35/69888a075f570fc9bdb1fed9/ap_1603071919546190.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Uterus Transplant","caption":"Uterus Transplant","creditText":"Marvin Fong—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/healthcare/","name":"Healthcare"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4250575/uterus-transplant-patient-prayed-grateful/","name":"First Uterus Transplant Patient in U.S. Says She's 'Grateful for the Chance'"}}]}] ```