2012 New York Champion

Tyler Mejorado – The 2012 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champion for New York State

Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center – the children’s hospital for the Hudson Valley and Fairfield County – is proud to announce that pediatric liver transplant patient Tyler Mejorado has been named the 2012 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® Champion for New York State.

As Champion, Tyler, 11, of Fishkill, New York, will serve as an ambassador for Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, the entire state and all the children cared for by the 170 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals across North America.

Spirit of a Champion

Tyler’s Champion story began when he was diagnosed with a liver condition at 6 years-old. His condition gradually worsened and by the time he was 10, Tyler was in need of a liver transplant. A donor was found and the hospital’s transplant team scheduled his surgery at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital for April 10, 2011 - the same day as the hospital’s annual Go the Distance fundraising walk and family fun day.

Eager to support the hospital that was caring for him and in a gesture symbolizing his Champion spirit, Tyler participated in Go the Distance with his doctors’ permission. Soon after crossing the walk’s finish line, Tyler underwent a successful liver transplant operation. He was up and walking just a few days later and today, Tyler is doing well in school, playing sports with his brother and sisters and eager to begin his role as a Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champion.