First Transplant Patient Heads Home with Family
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- Created on Monday, 10 November 2008 11:15
You may have read the recent Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article about pediatric transplant patient Zachary Johnson and his family. Zac was admitted to The Children’s Home’s Pediatric Specialty Hospital in August 2008 while recovering from a multi-organ transplant he received at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. After more than two months at The Children's Home, and more than a year away from their home in Maryland, the Johnsons took Zac home on Nov. 6, 2008, to be with his twin brother, Aidan, and his baby sister, Madeline. Read the Johnson's blog to learn more about Zac's incredible story. A paramedic makes sure Zac is ready for his trip home. Brian Johnson thanks the staff of The Children's Home's Pediatric Specialty Hospital and celebrates taking Zac home. 
Deanna Johnson and Zac at The Children's Home & Lemieux Family Center in September.
