Viral ‘I’m getting a new heart’ kid shares what life is like after transplant

Viral ‘I’m getting a new heart’ kid shares what life is like after heart transplantThe Independent

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00:00this kid doesn't do anything relaxed anymore. He's outside all the time, every moment.

00:07Even in the hospital, he looked pretty.

00:10Yeah, he, he, you know, they let us go outside when we were recovering. And right before we

00:16got the transplant, you know, it took five months, he was stuck inside of a hospital

00:23without even going outside of his unit. So for him to go outside, he was so funny. He's like,

00:30the sun, the clouds, you know, he was just so excited, you know, just to see the outside.

00:37And then when he was able to go outside and play and run, that was probably the best feeling for

00:44him. You know, the day riding in a car, what, you know, things we take advantage of, you know,

00:52he was like, I'm in a car, you know, like, everything was new again.

00:58My car, when you rode in the car, home, home, because when you left the hospital,

01:05what did you say? Thank you for everything. Thank you for everything.