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Heart Transplant Saves Last Surviving Brother
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April is National Donate Life Month. Nearly 125,000 Americans are currently on the national transplant waiting list.
A heart transplant has spared a Michigan man from the fate that took the lives of all of his brothers. Ernie Balcueva inherited a condition that caused him to develop heart failure. It’s been a long journey, but he has a bright future ahead once again. From the Mayo Clinic News Network, Dennis Douda has his story. [TRT 6:00]
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