Moment 11-year-old girl learns she’s getting a new heart after almost a year of waiting
Moment 11-year-old girl learns she’s finally getting a transplant
- An 11-year-old girl, Ava Cooper, received life-changing news that a donor heart was available for transplant after waiting almost a year.
- Footage shared by Cleveland Clinic in Ohio shows the heart-warming moment Ava was told the news while on a call with her father.
- Ava, who has battled heart defects since she was a week old, had spent nearly 300 days at the hospital awaiting the transplant.
- A later clip shows Ava leaving the hospital to cheers from staff, marking the successful outcome of her long wait.
- Watch the video in full above.