Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Thomas Cook was only 25, when his heart began to fail rapidly. He underwent an emergency heart transplant in 1989 at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, which was one of the earliest heart transplants performed at the hospital. Today, 32 years later, his heart is still going strong. Watch now, as Cook shares his gratitude for the gift of life and the importance of organ donation, with ABC 7 News - WJLA.
To read more, visit wjla.com/news/local/meet-md-man-whos-lived-32-years-with-transplanted-heart.
Thomas Cook was only 25, when his heart began to fail rapidly. He underwent an emergency heart transplant in 1989 at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, which was one of the earliest heart transplants performed at the hospital. Today, 32 years later, his heart is still going strong. Watch now, as Cook shares his gratitude for the gift of life and the importance of organ donation, with ABC 7 News - WJLA.
To read more, visit wjla.com/news/local/meet-md-man-whos-lived-32-years-with-transplanted-heart.
