Jonathan Pitre, mother discussing with doctors possible return home

This Christmas, his second in Minnesota, Jonathan Pitre will enjoy some hard-earned gifts: hope, optimism, healing.
In fact, Pitre and his mother have started to discuss with his doctors the possibility of returning home. If the Russell teenager has no more serious setbacks in the near future — no more infections or high fevers — the family could be home sometime in February. 
“I’m very determined to make that happen: I’m excited,” said Pitre, 17, who wil