The Perez family has been waiting nine years for a multi-organ transplant for their son. They got the call this week that UPMC Children’s Hospital had a match for all five organs he needed.
The family, who live in Michigan, immediately began their journey to Pittsburgh, where their 9-year-old underwent successful surgery.
Tonight on 11@11 the operation will take place that has provided him with the organs he has been waiting for his entire life.
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