CHICAGO (WGN) — Christmas at home — it’s an extra special gift for a college student this year, who made a remarkable recovery after undergoing a life-saving surgery.
20-year-old Korey Meyers has a lot to be grateful for this Christmas. Not long after successfully undergoing surgery for a heart transplant at Northwestern Medicine’s Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, he was able to ring the transplant bell.
“I actually say this will be the best Christmas for me,” Meyers said. “I’m actually happy that I’m ready to go home and do a lot better with my new heart.”
Meyers says the operation is offering him a second chance at life, all thanks to the care he’s received.
“The care that I’ve been receiving has been amazing and top tier,” Meyers said.
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Originally from Chicago, Meyers was away at school in California studying computer science when he started to notice something wasn’t right.
“I started hyperventilating, breathing bad and sweating,” Meyers said.