LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man who received a heart transplant last year celebrated his second chance at life with the doctors and medical staff who made it possible. 

Duewy Scobee got to ring the bell at Jewish Hospital's Trager Transplant Center Tuesday morning. As a thank you to his doctors, Scobee—who decorates cakes for a living—brought his transplant team a homemade cake.

The cake featured a gloved hand with a decoration in the shape of a heart on top, in honor of those who saved his life—in spite of his fears.

Cake baked by heart transplant patient

Pictured: this cake, featuring a decoration resembling a human heart cradled in a gloved hand, was baked for members of Jewish Hospital's Trager Transplant Center by Duewy Scobee, to show his appreciation and celebrate the anniversary of his successful heart transplant. (WDRB/Jonathan McEmber)

Dr. Rohan Samson, a cardiologist at UofL Health-Heart Hospital at Jewish Hospital, praised Scobee, whom he affectionately referred to as "Scooby Doo."

"He had a fantastic outcome from the heart transplant, and this was the one-year anniversary so that's what we're celebrating here today," Samson said. "It's incredibly special because from the first time we saw him he actually was a little reluctant about the whole process, but after speaking to his family members, helping us with that, he agreed to proceed."

Scobee said he was naturally fearful about what could go wrong during the procedure. 

"It's alright when they tell you you're going to get a heart," Scobee said. "It's different when they come in and say, 'It's here, you're going to go get prepped and do the transplant. This is the last day that you have. If something don't go right, that's it.' So I was really scared."

Scobee said although it has been a long road, he feels "pretty good" even though he still feels weak in a lot of areas.

"Everything's coming together," he said. "They said it takes a while to come all the way back. I'm just taking it one day at a time."

Scobee has come a long way—he recently completed a 5K run with his wife, and plans to take part in more races in the future. 

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