BROKEN ARROW, Okla. – A 9-year-old Broken Arrow boy with congenital heart disease has donated nearly 35,000 toys to the hospital that treated him.
Elliot Johnston has undergone about eight heart surgeries and spent more than a year of combined days at Oklahoma Children’s OU Health. During his many years-long treatment, Johnston and his mother have organized the Hearts for Elliott Toy Drive to collect donations for others.
The donations support the hospital’s “Toy Cart” program, which allows other patients at the hospital to choose a toy to keep as they undergo procedures…