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Community - Severna Park
Around the Park: Zac Johnson's transplant a success; family home in SP after 15 monthsPublished 12/30/08
The saga of little Zachary Johnson's health and his desperate need for a life-saving liver/small bowel transplant captured the hearts of many Severna Park residents as well as thousands from across the globe.
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Deanna and Brian Johnson of Cape Arthur are finally home after over a year’s stay in Pittsburgh as they awaited a transplant for their son Zachary. One became available in April and Zach is now home with his family. The family’s experience is chronicled in a book, ‘‘A View from Bed 15.’’ written by Mr. Johnson.Caring residents visited the family's Web site to check on his progress. Zachary's story also appeared in The Capital. Zachary was 1 year old and in shock when he was flown to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh on Sept. 1, 2007, where he and his parents Brian and Deanna of Cape Arthur, and his twin brother, Aidan, took up residence in a rented two-bedroom apartment to wait for the organs to become...
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