Brayden got his heart today.

In this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHztirA23S8, it introduces Brayden, a boy from Bakersfield with heart failure. His mother said November 2009 the doctors said Brayden wouldn’t live until the summer if he didn’t have a valve replacement. By valve replacement, they mean replacing his aortic valve with an artificial mechanical one. “Following complications from being on life support, doctors said he may never have the energy to walk again.” This video follows Brayden on his first day of school, an amazing milestone which the family didn’t think was possible. After he gets his heart transplant, he wants to go on a cruise, go hiking, run, and play sports. In this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEpAkWI_49U, it talks about how Brayden is now full time staying at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Most specifically, it talks about one post about how Brayden “wants to get a map of 50 states and get a badge from all 50.” To pass time, they want to collect local police badges while he waits for his heart.

The boy that defied all odds against the doctors, lived to have his heart transplant. At 1 AM, his mom posted a live update on FaceBook saying that his heart had finally come. brayden is supposed to stop eating in one hour, but he doesn’t want to eat now.

Follow his updates on FaceBook.