A heart transplant survivor has 5,000 reasons to smile and now, so do the school staff at a California children s hospital, who made a huge impact on the teen s life.
Athena Tran tells PEOPLE she learned that she was eligible for a Make-A-Wish just a few weeks ahead of her heart transplant on Dec. 6, 2017. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Instead of choosing to take a vacation or meet her favorite celebrity, Tran, 16, opted to use the $5,000 to give back to the school staff at Lucile Packard Children s Hospital at Stanford.