Three months after an Alaska man missed out on a life-saving surgery in December due to a crippling ice storm in Seattle, he now is recovering after receiving a new heart from UW’s Heart Institute. Patrick Holland now has a new heart and lease on life. “Before this I could do two laps around our kitchen counter and I was done chasing my kid and when I get home I'm going to chase the crap out of him on the playground," Holland said. "It’s emotional because I didn't have it." Holland is a father of seven from North Pole, Alaska. KING 5 first spoke with Holland when his flight was canceled from Fairbanks to Seattle during an unprecedented ice storm grounding all flights in and out of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Ultimately, he lost an opportunity for a heart transplant. READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/alaska-man-missed-out-heart-transplant-seattle-ice-storm-has-new-heart/281-d7048e25-0c8e-4670-8622-449e9d375659