ummc is the only maryland hospital certified to use the total artificial heart it is the only fda approved device available as a bridge to a heart transplant. >> when you think about it, we had to really trust each other, because we're telling him we think we need to take out his entire heart. and even though he knew his heart was badly diseased it's still a big step to agree to that. >> reporter: just a month after the artificial heart was pounding in grant's chest, a matching donor became available. so he went back into surgery on his birthday and received the ultimate gift a new heart. and grant is so grateful to the donor. >> you cry a little bit when you first hear about it. a young man lost his life and saved mine and perhaps others. >> reporter: grant went to a rehabilitation hospital for several weeks after the transplant and he was finally able to go home on may 25th. mary bubala, eyewitness news. >> grant should be up and walking in a few weeks. >>> graduates at one massachusetts high school didn't get the usual optimistic commencement address. take a listen to what one of their

ummc is the only maryland hospital allowed to use a temporary heart, a bridge to a heart transplant.we had to trust each other because we are telling him we think we need to take out his entire heart. even though he knew his heart was badly diseased, it's still a big step to agree to that. >> just a month after the artificial heart was pounding in grant's chest a matching donor became available. he went back into surgery on his birthday and received the ultimate gift, a new heart. grant is so grateful to the donor. >> you cry a bit when you hear about it. a young man lost his life and saved mine and perhaps others. >> grant went to a rehab hospital for several weeks after the transplant and was finally able to go home on may 25th. mary bubala, wjz news. >> grant should be up and walking in a few weeks time. >>> turning to people that do sports, derek mason announces his retirement from the nfl as a raven. he broke the news yesterday. he played six seasons in the purple and black and he is the team's all time leader in receptions and receiving yardage. he was cut last off season but s

ummc is the only maryland hospital certified to use the temporary, total artificial heart.is the only fda-approved device available as a bridge to a heart transplant. >> when you think about it, we had to really trust each other because we're telling him we think we need to take out his entire heart. and even though he knew his heart was badly diseased, it's still a big step to agree to that. >> reporter: just a month after the art official heart was pounding in grant's chest, a marching donor became available. so he went back into surgery, on his birthday, and received the ultimate gift, a new heart. and grant is so grateful to the donor. >> you cry a little bit when you first hear about it. a young man lost his life and saved mine. and perhaps others. >> well, grant went to a rehabilitation hospital for several weeks after the transplant. he was finally able to go home on may 25th. denise? >> remarkable story, mary. thank you. he should be up and walking in a few weeks. >>> time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the b