It truly does take a village. One Central New York boy is defying the odds with the help of friends, family, and even strangers. After one life-saving transplant, he now needs two more.
As he lay in his hospital bed, John Weakley knew he needed a miracle to survive. He had been in the Coronary Care Unit at Faxton Saint Luke's Hospital in Utica for nearly a month, and as he grew weaker hope was running thin.