Student receives warm welcome after heart transplant

Wednesday, April 10, 2019
LAKE ORION, Michigan (WPVI) -- A student in Michigan received a big welcome on his first day back to school after undergoing a heart transplant.

Teachers and students at Pine Tree Center in Lake Orion, Michigan waited for Tyler Krueger with open arms and lots of balloons.
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Cell phone video shows the sweet welcome and the enthusiastic cheers as Krueger embraces his teachers and proudly walks into school.

According to Storyful , Krueger just returned to school this week following his heart transplant in September.
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