A Seneca County man who thought he would not live to see Christmas, is celebrating new life.
Lee Hoaglan was in hospice care after suffering from progressive heart failure.
News10NBC reports Hoaglan is on the road to recovery after a surgeon in Ohio was willing to operate when others were not.
For Lee Hoaglan, this is truly a season to treasure, spending the holidays with friends at the Verona Village Senior Living Apartments in Ovid.
He wasn't supposed to be here.
Hoaglan had had four open heart surgeries from 2006 to 2009.
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