Morelli Family Launches Foundation to Support Transplant Patients
John Morelli of Braintree and his wife Stacey started a nonprofit after receiving support from the community following John's double transplant surgery.
Last March, John Morelli underwent double transplant surgery, receiving a heart and liver during an 18-hour procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital. Preparing for the surgery and then recovering – re-learning to eat, stand, walk and even write again – meant weeks in the hospital. It meant that his wife Stacey and sons Griffin, Tyler and Joshua spent many hours and days away from their home in East Braintree, and when they were home, everyday routines like baseball practice and making dinner became a challenge. Fortunately, support from the community poured in. A group created Friends of John Morelli that held a fundraiser prior to his surgery, and others prepared meals, created a schedule to give rides to practices and games for the …
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Lisa Dominico
11:46 am on Tuesday, June 12, 2012
So happy that it went well and you are back home with the family!! You have an amazing support system and are loved by many!! Best wishes on the continuing of healing xo more ›