A happier Thanksgiving season for butterfly child Jonathan Pitre
Posted Oct 7, 2017 09:51:22 AM.
Last Updated Oct 7, 2017 09:53:42 AM.
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OTTAWA – This Thanksgiving, Ottawa’s butterfly child Jonathan Pitre is expressing his thankfulness for how his health has improved over the last year.
Thanksgiving 2016 was a rough time for him and his family, overshadowed by the news that his first stem cell transplant had failed.
But now, a year later, the success of his second transplant is repairing his blistered skin more than he’s ever seen before.
In a phone interview with Postmedia Friday, Pitre said “I’m thankful just to be alive and kicking … and it’s nice to be going up the stream, feeling better.”
Since has last surgery in April, the 17-year-old Russell teen has been in hospital all but two days.
But, with more and more improvements, it’s looking like he could be out of the Minnesota Children’s Hospital soon.
