07-06-2017 23:30 via ottawacitizen.com

Jonathan Pitre takes giant leap towards home

Jonathan Pitre’s recovery took a giant leap forward Wednesday as doctors approved his discharge from hospital — ending a difficult and miraculous two-month stay at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital.
Pitre, 17, continues to see new and hopeful signs that his stem cell transplant has started to power the repair of damage wrought by his blistering skin disease, epidermolysis bullosa (EB). 
“We are excited! His skin is scabbing everywhere — so
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