The Nation - News from March 30, 1987

A 7-year-old liver transplant patient who received national attention when donations from his classmates were stolen was on a respirator in Pittsburgh, Pa., while awaiting a second liver transplant. Ronnie DeSillers of Miami was in critical condition at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, a hospital spokeswoman said. He had been in critical but stable condition since March 22, when he was moved into the intensive care unit. A virus badly damaged the new liver he received Feb. 24, hospital officials said.