JTD Design Creatives LLC

07/07/2026

On July 3rd, after 9 years on the kidney transplant waiting list, I received a kidney transplant at the University of Michigan.

It’s hard to put into words what this moment means. After years of dialysis, appointments, uncertainty, and hope, I finally have this incredible opportunity because of the generosity of an organ donor and their family. I will be forever grateful.

Recovery has had a few unexpected bumps. I’m currently in the ICU, and my new kidney hasn’t started working yet. It’s something called delayed graft function, and while it’s fairly common, I’m asking for continued prayers that this new kidney wakes up and starts doing its job soon.

The good news is I’m feeling strong, walking the halls, staying positive, and surrounded by amazing friends, family, and one of the best transplant teams anyone could ask for.

If you’ve noticed things are a little quieter on the JTD Design Creatives page, this is why. ❤️

Thank you for your patience, your encouragement, and for supporting not only my business but also me as a person. Your kindness has meant more than you know.

Storytelling has always been at the heart of what I do. Today, I’m simply sharing a chapter of my own.

I can’t wait to get back to helping businesses and organizations tell their stories while continuing to write this beautiful new chapter of mine.

And if you have a moment… I’d appreciate one simple prayer:

Wake up, little kidney. 💚🙏

Thank you all for being part of this journey.

— Jenn

05/21/2026

My Co-Worker demanded better working conditions yet still lacks productivity! 🤣🐶☀️

05/17/2026

Come out and join me and Avery for our annual picnic while enjoying the Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestra FREE outdoor concert!

One week away! 🎶

Plan next weekend with the Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestra at Pops in the Park on Saturday, May 23! Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, family, and friends for an afternoon of live music under the open sky.

A perfect way to kick off Memorial Day weekend together. 🇺🇸

📍 Riverside Park – Ypsilanti
🕑 Concert begins at 2 PM
🌧 Rain date: Sunday, May 24

Learn more: www.ypsilantisymphony.org

02/24/2026

Hey Everyone!

U of M decided to feature me in their heart month stories! They had to shorten my story a lot because it is so extensive but still very cool! I will post the longer version for you guys too!

At 34 years old, Jenn Turner-Dold was diagnosed with a rare and incurable lung disease: Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM).

That diagnosis led her to University of Michigan Health — and to a medical team that would ultimately save her life more than once.

From the very beginning, her pulmonologist, MeiLan Han, M.D. was honest with her: Jenn needed a double lung transplant.

On February 4, 2012, Jenn received her new lungs. But survival was only the beginning.
The anti-rejection medications that protected Jenn’s lungs were hard on her body.

“I gained 100 pounds in a little over a year and battled viruses and infections,” she said.

“Eventually, things stabilized. My wife at the time and I decided to start a family. She carried our daughter.”

Sometime later, however, her breathing suddenly worsened. Extensive pulmonary testing could not identify the cause. Jenn was hospitalized again, and once more, the outlook felt uncertain.

Just before a scheduled bronchoscopy, a newly arrived transplant physician, Dennis Lyu, M.D., asked a simple but pivotal question: “What if this is her heart?”

Jenn’s mitral valve was severely damaged.

One week before her daughter Avery was born, Jenn underwent a bovine mitral valve replacement and survived and was able to be there when her daughter entered the world.
After surgery, Jenn began cardiac rehab — strengthening her heart the way she had once rebuilt her lungs.

But her underlying disease continued affecting other organs which led to kidney failure. She began dialysis in June 2018.

In 2021, her heart began failing again. She was placed inactive on the kidney transplant list.
Her team decided to close an enlarged atrial septal defect — a small heart shunt she had been born with that had worsened under strain. That bold decision stabilized her and she survived again.

In December 2023, Jenn was once again in worsening heart failure.

Another surgeon at U-M Health presented her case to Dr. Shinichi Fukuhara, who is known for performing high-risk surgeries. In June 2023, he performed another open-heart surgery, clearing scar tissue and correctly placing a mechanical valve inside of her existing valve.
Within one week, she was walking on a treadmill in her ICU room. Jenn is currently listed for a kidney transplant.