Chicago area veteran asks doctors to save special tattoo during heart transplant
After 21 years of service, U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Louis B. Smith Jr. found himself battling a new enemy: heart failure.
‘I wasn’t afraid to die. I was a soldier’: Veteran asks heart surgeon to save sentimental tattoo during transplant
The ink on his chest spells out a lyric from Frank Sinatra’s “My Way,” a song his father introduced him to when he was young. So while waiting on a transplant list, he asked his surgeon to make an
Transplant doctors help suburban veteran keep special tattoo. Here's what it meant
Louis B. Smith Jr. served in the Army for 21 years. But Smith faced one of his most life-threatening moments off the battlefield and at home in Country Club Hills.
Chicago veteran celebrates life-saving heart transplant and meaningful tattoo tribute
This Veterans Day, a Chicago veteran is especially grateful, not only for his new heart but also for a small but meaningful act of kindness that kept his father’s memory alive.
Transplant doctors help suburban veteran keep special tattoo
Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine granted Louis B. Smith Jr.’s request to protect his tattoo that is a reminder of his late father.
Surgeons save Chicago area veteran's tattoo during heart transplant
After 21 years of service, U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Louis B. Smith Jr. found himself battling a new enemy: heart failure. Marie Saavedra reports on Smith's journey, and a special request.
Afternoon Briefing: Veteran asks heart surgeon to save sentimental tattoo during transplant
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Transplant surgeons honor heartfelt request for 21-year Army veteran
A U.S. Army veteran is in good spirits after surgeons at Northwestern Medicine were able to preserve a meaningful tattoo during a heart transplant. Louis Smith said he wasn’t scared or nervous for the procedure,
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