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Boy Receives Surprise Heart transplant News From Chewbacca

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Boy Receives Surprise Heart transplant News From Chewbacca

A doctor dressed as CHEWBACCA delivers the news this young Star Wars fan has been waiting months to hear โ€“ a heart has become available for transplant.

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Austin Eggleston, 15, from Pontiac in Illinois, USA, was born with three congenital heart defects โ€“ a double inlet left ventricle, a coarctation of his aortic arch and a transposition of his greater vessels.

When he was placed on a heart transplant list nearly five months ago he and his doctor made a deal.

Dr. Phillip Thrush promised die-hard Star Wars fan Austin that when a heart became available, he would deliver the good news wearing a Chewbacca costume.

And Dr. Thrush came good on his promise Saturday (March 17), speaking Wookie as he surprises Austin at Lurie Childrenโ€™s Hospital in Chicago.

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Austin appears stunned as his doc enters the room asking: โ€œWe got a heart? Do we seriously have a heart?โ€

The youngster then jumps to his feet before high-fiving and hugging the pediatric cardiologist and performing a jig in his hospital room.

A delighted Dr. Thrush then tells Austin: โ€œIโ€™m super excited.โ€

Austinโ€™s family said: โ€œTo see him knowing that he has a chance at life, that he has a chance to achieve so many things leaves you speechless.

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โ€œHe will make sure that he does remarkable things because of it.โ€

Austin is currently recovering in hospital after surgery surrounded by his family, talking and eating ice.

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