Good News Notes: “A Bedford boy who was fighting for his life last year has received a new hero heart. At just 2-years-old, Wyatt Lowe has already lived a life that many kids his age can’t imagine. He was born with congenital heart disease, a very complex heart, no spleen and internal organs that aren’t arranged…
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Surprising therapy and emotional support animals
Good News Notes: “Though dogs are the most common therapy animal, plenty of other animals support their owners. Pet Partners told ABC News that, “dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, guinea pigs, rats, miniature pigs, llamas, alpacas, horses, donkeys, and mini-horses” can all be therapy animals. There are important distinctions between therapy animals and emotional support animals. Therapy…
First donation after circulatory death heart transplant performed in the U.S.
Good News Notes: “A team of doctors at Duke University has carried out the first donation after circulatory (or cardiac) death (DCD) heart transplant in the U.S.” “Over the past several decades, heart transplants have become routine—saving the lives of thousands of people.” “But in recent years, the waiting list for a new heart has grown…
'I think he's a miracle' | 9-year-old has fought through heart transplant, cancer, kidney failure
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/i-think-hes-a-miracle-9-year-old-has-fought-through-heart-transplant-cancer-kidney-failure/275-022065b7-35b1-4a09-bdc0-d7f780a9fa0d