Oswaldo Jimenez and his family flew to the Bay Area from Salem, Ore. for treatment of a rare condition affecting the arteries in his lungs and heart.
While waiting for a heart-lung transplant, his lungs stopped working. The only way to keep him alive was to put a shunt in his heart to redirect blood away from his lungs.
Lucile Packard Hospital performed a groundbreaking procedure on a boy that saved his life. https://t.co/QW6iaomAqJ https://t.co/9CzugSob6t
— ABC7 News (@abc7newsBayArea) December 10, 2015
Oswaldo has this message to share: "No matter how tough things are, always stay positive and just keep on fighting."
Oswaldo should be able to go home in about two weeks.