Chicago area veteran asks doctors to save special tattoo during heart transplant
After 21 years of service, U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Louis B. Smith Jr. found himself battling a new enemy: heart failure.
‘I wasn’t afraid to die. I was a soldier’: Veteran asks heart surgeon to save sentimental tattoo during transplant
The ink on his chest spells out a lyric from Frank Sinatra’s “My Way,” a song his father introduced him to when he was young.
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Transplant doctors help suburban veteran keep special tattoo
Louis B. Smith Jr., shown during his days in the Army, says he’s grateful his doctors were able to preserve his chest tattoo during his heart transplant. Northwestern Medicine Share Louis B.