An MUSC nurse manager, Mary Beth Crummer, left, prepares to put a graduation hat on Machale Bethea during a graduation party for him Wednesday May 29, 2013 at MUSC. Machale received a new heart at MUSC on April 29th, 2013 at age 18, and will be graduating high school in a few days.
MUSC nurses, doctors and family members clap for Machale Bethea at a graduation party thrown for him at the hospital.
LaMecisa Bethea, left, Mamie Howell and Machale Bethea, right, look over graduation cards he received from MUSC employees during a party for him.
MUSC nurses, doctors and family members clap for Machale Bethea at a graduation party thrown for him at the hospital.
Machale Bethea with his girlfriend, Qytisha Lester, left, mother, LaMecisa Bethea, father Tony Behea, and family friend, Mamie Howell, right, during a graduation party staff members threw for him at MUSC.
Machale Bethea receives help cutting his graduation cake at his graduation party held for him by doctors and nurses at MUSC.
A party sign is hung on a window for Machale Bethea.
Mamie Howell, a family friend, talks with Machale Bethea after the cake was cut.
