Lung Donor News Today

Federal judge granted sarah and another very sick child priority access to transplants from adult donors. cnn national correspondent jason carroll has that part of the story before. >> reporter: javier acostas family is hoping he has a better chance at surviving. he needs a lung transplant and so, too, does 10-year-old sarah murnaghan. ♪ twinkle, twinkle little star >> reporter: she suffers from the same disease, both are at the same hospital in philadelphia. each family praying a lung donor w...

Two children in desperate need of lung transplants are hoping they will get the operation soon. a ruling this week makes them more quickly eligible for receiving adult lungs. national correspondent jason carroll has all the details. >> reporter: javier acostas family hoping he has a better chance of surviving. the 11-year-old has cystic fibrosis and needs a lung transplant, so, too, does 10-year-old sara mernahan. ♪ twinkle twinkle little star >> reporter: she suffers from the same disease, bo...

Surviving. the 11-year-old has cystic fibrosis and needs a lung transplants and so too, does sarah. she suffered from the same disease, both are at the same hospital in philadelphia. each family praying a lung donor will come in time now thanks to a federal judges decision. >> we sat down and explained the system a little bit in a way that she could understand. she tpeplt a lot of hope last night when i explained that to her. >> earlier this week the judge ordered the department of health and hu...

Little dryer, george. a young girl and her parents are praying for lung transplant. now a judge has ruled in this childs favor, but will it be enough? that clock is still ticking. will a lung donor emerge? #%tia[