Happy Ending? Heart Transplant for Baby at Center of Controversy Over Rejected Facebook Ad

The story of two-month-old Hudson Azera Bond took a significant step toward a happy ending, as ABC 11 Together reported that he is resting comfortably at Duke Children's Hospital in Durham, N.C., after undergoing a heart transplant Monday.

HudsonBondBoostedPostNotApproved650The story of two-month-old Hudson Azera Bond took a significant step toward a happy ending, as ABC 11 Together reported that he is resting comfortably at Duke Children’s Hospital in Durham, N.C., after undergoing a heart transplant Monday.

Yahoo Health reported earlier this month that the infant’s father, North Carolina photographer Kevin Bond, attempted to use Facebook’s boost post advertising feature to raise money for the operation, but Facebook rejected the ad, and the elder bond received the following automated response:

Your ad wasn’t approved because the image or video thumbnail is scary, gory or sensational, and evokes a negative response.

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