Hike to help save lives at Norton Thoracic Institute!

Hit the trails for a life-saving mission!

Rally your friends and family on Saturday, April 11th, to support crucial lung transplant care at St. Joseph's Norton Thoracic Institute! Conquer Piestewa Peak with the Norton team at the Piestewa Peak Trailhead at 8am, or hike your own favorite local trail! Wherever you choose to get out and go, share your hiking selfies using #NortonHike and show your support!

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WHEN: Saturday, April 11th 2026 @ 8am
WHERE: Join the Norton team at the Piestewa Peak Trailhead (2701 Piestewa Peak Dr, Phoenix, AZ 85016) OR hike anywhere you like!
SUPPORTING: Norton Thoracic Institute, consistently ranked among the top lung transplant programs in the nation.
SOCIAL: #NortonHike to share your photos.
HIKER REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE

Family together after dad undergoes lifesaving lung transplant

Remembering Laura Hart Burdick

Laura was a typical fun-loving college student in 1992 when she was diagnosed with leukemia. She was declared “cured” in 1997, but a year later her breathing became labored. After many tests, she learned that her lungs had been irreversibly damaged, most likely by chemotherapy drugs.

In 2003 there was no lung transplant program in the Phoenix area. Laura was forced to travel to California and underwent successful lung transplant surgery at Stanford University. She then returned to Arizona to live a full and productive life with her husband, Jon. In September 2005, at the age of 33, Laura succumbed to an intractable lung infection.

Laura was passionate about many things, but she had particular empathy for her fellow transplant patients who cope with the effects of chronic, life-threatening illness and who must endure months of separation from their loved ones, extended disruption of their daily lives, and loss of income at their time of greatest need.

During her transplant experience, Laura recognized the need for additional social support for these patients and their families as well as a need for assistance with expenses incurred from the lung transplantation process. She expressed a desire to serve as an advocate to help patient families deal with these challenges.

Today, thanks to the generous support of donors like you, Phoenix area patients like Laura can now turn to the Norton Thoracic Institute for nationally recognized life-saving lung transplant expertise. With your continued support, St. Joseph’s can meet today's ever-evolving needs while unlocking the transformational opportunities that future-proof healthier tomorrows.

St. Joseph's Foundation thanks the Laura Hart Burdick Foundation for 16 years of partnership on Laura's Run.

Hike to help save lives at Norton Thoracic Institute!

Hit the trails for a life-saving mission!

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Remembering Laura Hart Burdick