At just seven months old, Joseph Sanchez was diagnosed with cancer and soon needed a liver transplant. Seven years later, he received a new kidney, and four months ago, a heart.
A San Leandro teen is beating the odds receiving three separate organ transplants at different points in his life. And most recently, a new heart.A 19-year-old man from California was reunited with the surgeon who performed his heart transplant, the third organ he had replaced in his young life.
"When I saw Dr. Ma, I was like, 'That is the man that saved my son's life,'" Sanchez's mother, Elena Munoz, said."JoJo, as we've affectionately called him over the years, he's been through a lot. It's both a miracle in what he's been able to get through," Dr. Ma said.Seven years later, he received a new kidney, and four months ago, a heart.
Joseph's medical conditions have also caused some developmental struggles, but it is his ability to continue to emerge with a smile that sets him apart.
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