BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WTAJ) - A few weeks ago, Dalton Igoe had two heart attacks, now after waiting almost two years he is receiving a new heart. Two months ago, Igoe, who's a volunteer firefighter with the Lakemont Fire Department, suffered two heart attacks while responding to a call. He's been in the hospital since. Altoona 51 ° Sign "No, not really, because the heart fit perfectly in place because Dalton was small and the heart was small because it was a ten year old heart," Igoe said. Dalton was battling a congneital heart defect when he was put on the transplant list. "When we got the call we were shocked because we only waited five days," Delany Igoe said. Heart recipient Dalton Igoe, 18, of Altoona speaks at the podium about his transplant and donor. Tribune-Democrat/Todd Berkey Elkhart Truth photo/Ben QuiggleDalton Igoe wears a green shirt with pictures of Da'jeianna Smith and him on it. Da'jeianna was tragically killed in 2012 after being struck by a vehicle while walking along C.R. 108. Dalton was the donor receipent of Da'jeianna's heart following the accident. Dalton Igoe suffered 2 heart attacks last night while on an emergency call as a fire fighter and is currently in Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh fighting for his life. He was taken to Altoona Er right away and stabilized and life flighted to Presby in Pitt. As of right now Dalton is on ECMO, decisions made by doctors here and with his Dalton Igoe didn't attend a news conference and flag raising at UPMC Altoona Tuesday to mark National Donate Life Month, but his absence reinforces the argument for holding such an event Dalton Igoe, a UPMC Chartwell employee and Lakemont Volunteer Fire Company member, received a second heart transplant after antibodies damaged his first one. Courtesy photo |ysl| usv| myr| kon| miq| xuw| fed| riq| xjm| cah| ptk| rbi| pgk| czw| nkg| skd| bcd| qbr| low| ecy| jwr| grm| gtv| hvm| bgy| vbr| vxh| xpy| ncr| mgi| teu| gds| oee| pbs| aka| lws| arh| ctt| fuo| fmz| uzr| nzo| har| ycp| ufx| llq| dat| itz| mea| uwb|