Trotwood Man Thankful for Heart Transplant
67 views · Published 17 February 2014 · 1:12 · Indexed 7 October 2026
Channel: Dayton 24/7 Now · 2014 · News & Politics
COLUMBUS, OHIO -- Did you lose your heart to your Valentine today?A Trotwood man who really lost his heart got to meet the doctors who fixed him just in time for Valentines Day.Warren Johnson is in Ohio State Universitys Wexner Medical Center, recovering from his heart transplant Tuesday.Warren says he feels like a million bucks, and that's something because he was in bad shape when he received his new heart.O.S.U. hosted a party for Warren and other transplant patients to meet the doctors who saved their lives, but Warren's new heart is also full of love for his organ donor..He says, Thank God for this individual. Thank God. At my age I was almost at the shutoff list. But God did it.''Warren will be in the hospital in Columbus for another week or so, and he's using his story to tell everyone to be an organ donor. One organ donor can save eight lives, so Warren hopes you'll sign your driver's license to save someone like his special Valentine did.