
Health-e News reports on Matthew Legemaate of Gillitts, KwaZulu-Natal, who was born with Tetralogy of Fallot and severe pulmonary atresia and underwent numerous heart surgeries before being placed on a heart and double-lung transplant waiting list at age 13. Nine years after the outlet first covered his story, an organ transplant performed in 2017 gave him a second chance at life, highlighting the life-saving impact of organ donation.
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