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All his father wanted for Father's Day was to get a heart.  Monday he got that wish and by 4 p.m., Declan started a 10-hour surgery at Duke Medical Center.

His parents were not alone in their pleas.  A prayer vigil was held Monday evening not only for Declan, but for his parents Chase and April.

The surgery was documented on the Facebook community page, Declan's page.