Heart transplant recipient helps others
Photo credit: Linda Rosier | John Acquaro 58, who had a heart transplant in 2007, has since become a bike racer and avid exerciser. (June 21, 2012)
John Acquaro holds a picture of his heart At about 4 a.m., John Acquaro was abruptly roused from his sleep. Groggy, squinting in the half-light of his hospital room, he discerned somebody at his bedside, speaking to him.
At first, he couldn't quite believe what he was hearing.
"We have a heart for you," the voice said. "And it's in the building. You'll be in surgery in a couple hours."
Acquaro thought he was dreaming....
