Retired Plano detective who survived 19 heart attacks shares transplant story

A retired North Texas police officer finally got the life-saving heart transplant he needed after more than a dozen heart attacks.

A retired Plano police detective is alive thanks to a new heart. He desperately needed a transplant after 19 heart attacks.Now with a new heart, he’s ready to move forward. But first, he had a chance to say goodbye to the old one.

It’s the heart that endured 19 heart attacks and forced Lopez into early retirement from the Plano Police Department.A defibrillator kept him alive, sending a shock every time Lopez went into cardiac arrest.There is an outpouring of support for retired Plano police officer Kevin Lopez. He's suffered 19 heart attacks and now needs a new heart."At first it was rocky with the recovery, had some issues with the wounds opening and getting infected.

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