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MIRACLE HEART-TRANSPLANT BABY GOES HOME TODAY
New York Post ^ | February 11, 2005 | ALY SUJO

Posted on 02/11/2005 12:39:05 PM PST by nickcarraway

Plucky "Baby Jordan" — his tiny new heart beating beautifully just two weeks after a lifesaving transplant — is going home to Brooklyn today, hospital officials said.

Jordan Trimarchi was born at NYU's Downtown Hospital on Jan. 18 with a heart tumor, which was removed by surgeons at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian three days later.

After a desperate search for a donor turned up a new heart, surgeons performed the delicate transplant on Jan. 26. Jordan was moved to the cardiac floor of Children's Hospital after spending five days on a ventilator in intensive care.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: babies; kotpl; medicine; nyc; nyu

1 posted on 02/11/2005 12:39:06 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: theconservativerepublican; Brad's Gramma

Ping


2 posted on 02/11/2005 1:18:35 PM PST by beaversmom (The greatness of a man is measured by the fatness of his wife)
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To: beaversmom; Texas Termite

Oh wow......!!!!!

WHAT a miracle this is! THANKS for the ping!!!


3 posted on 02/11/2005 1:22:54 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (aitch tee tee pea colon 2 slashes dubya dubya dubya dot proud patriots dot org)
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To: Brad's Gramma

Wow is right!!! That's wonderful about Baby Jordan :)

Thanks again God :)


4 posted on 02/11/2005 2:53:59 PM PST by Texas Termite (Anytime is Prayer time!)
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To: MoralSense; Mjaye; The Game Hen; Chesterbelloc; Petes Sandy Girl

5 posted on 02/11/2005 7:46:20 PM PST by Born Conservative (Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself." - Richard Nixon)
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