A new mom gets to celebrate her son’s first birthday at home after being released from the hospital in Newark following a heart transplant.
Naiya Atkins was wheeled out of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center on Wednesday to cheers from hospital staff.
She
had been in the hospital for two months recovering
from the surgery.
Prior to that, she had been in and out of the hospital ever since giving birth to her son, Joseph Zion Griffith, in February 2023.
It turns out, she had a rare heart condition called Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection, or SCAD.
Now all of that is in the past and she’s reunited with her family.
Watch her full story:
Toni Yates has more on the mother’s journey.
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