The family of a 12-year-old Florida boy who was infected with a deadly brain-eating parasite earlier this month said his ?battle is over.?
A message posted on the Facebook page set up to support Zachary Reyna, of LaBelle, Fla., said that friends and family who wished to see the 12-year-old could visit him today at Miami Children?s Hospital, where he is on a ventilator, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
?At 1:54 today there was a crack of a bat heard,? his father wrote on Facebook on Saturday. ?Zac took it deep. My boy hit his homerun. One that I?ll never forget. I?m so proud of him. He left it all on the field and I can?t ask for more. He did so well that he?ll be the starting 2nd baseman for The Lords team.?
His parents decided to donate his organs, according to a message on the Facebook page Pray4Number4, in honor of the boy?s baseball jersey number.
?Even though Zac has passed, he will still be saving many lives,? the post said.
It was not clear how long the family planned to keep Zachary on the ventilator beyond the visiting hours provided for friends and family. (ABC)
