BILLINGS, Mont. - A Laurel man is recovering in a Colorado hospital after he donated part of his liver to his 10-month-old nephew.Â
Ten-month-old Madden Hartse was born with a rare liver disease, Bilary Atresia. His parents said they tried a procedure to help their son, but quickly realized he would need a transplant.
Madden s uncle, Dustin Hartse, volunteered and was a match. The transplant took place on Feb. 17 at a hospital in Colorado. Madden s mother, Kylie Hartse, said it was a 10 hour surgery for Madden. Dusty was the hero for our family for sure, said Madden s father, Derrick Hartse. I was nervous for my brother, but relieved at the same time because it s someone I know very, very well. He s always kind of stepped up and taken care of his family and our family whenever he can. I know how tough he is and I know how determined he is.
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JetBlue have unveiled their initial plans for code-sharing and marketing cooperation on routes out of New York and Boston, a partnership they announced last summer. The two airlines didn’t have much to say about how the partnership will affect the New York-San Francisco market, which they both serve from JFK (and JetBlue also serves from Newark), except to note that customers will see “enhanced schedules” between the two cities. They offered more detail about their Los Angeles-New York plans, also served by both carriers from JFK and by JetBlue from Newark: “Customers will have the most choices 14 daily flights between the two carriers and will have access to (American’s) state-of-the art Airbus A321T aircraft or JetBlue’s A321 aircraft featuring Mint,” they said. Ame