Tonawanda man to become first living heart donor in US in 8 years
TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — 38-year-old Patrick McDonald has battled asthma throughout his life. In 2020, he battled COVID-19. Two years later, after multiple bouts of pneumonia, he needed emergency surgery to remove two-thirds of his right lung.
He's currently waiting for a double lung and heart transplant. Despite all of that, Patrick has signed up to donate his own heart to a person in need.
“My bronchial tubes and my lungs are just 100 percent scar tissue and scar tissue does not heal," Patrick said.
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