South Carolina teen survives 4 months without heart

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11-23-2008, 06:45 PM
power_gamer_6

South Carolina teen survives 4 months without heart

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A South Carolina teenager said she felt like a "fake person" living for 118 days without a heart beating in her chest in-between heart transplants.
D'Zhana Simmons, 14, was released Wednesday from a Miami hospital after being kept alive on a custom-built artificial blood-pumping device.
"You never knew when it would malfunction," Simmons said, her voice barely above a whisper, at a news conference at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center.
"It was like I was a fake person, like I didn't really exist. I was just here," she said, referring to the time without a heart.
D'Zhana had dilated cardiomyopathy, which caused her original heart to become enlarged and too weak to pump blood sufficiently.
When her first transplanted heart also did not work properly in July, surgeons replaced it with two heart pumps until she recovered her strength.

Full article: http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/...s.html?ref=rss

Man that must feel really messed up.
11-23-2008, 06:46 PM
DivineRevival

DAYYYYYYYYYYUUUUUUUUUMMMMMM

that is all.
11-23-2008, 06:49 PM
Espada1

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Originally Posted by DivineRevival

DAYYYYYYYYYYUUUUUUUUUMMMMMM

that is all.

wow..... just freaking wow
11-23-2008, 07:24 PM
Jakuza

The topic title was shocking enough.
11-23-2008, 07:36 PM
Proxzor

wow.. how should that feel?
11-23-2008, 07:43 PM
QuakeStriker

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Originally Posted by Proxzor

wow.. how should that feel?

empty i guess :P
11-23-2008, 07:47 PM
kain222

Didnt the tin man live for ****ing ages without a heart?

Or maybe that was the lion.

or maybe the tin man wanted brains?

Wait, the lion wanted courage, the scarecrow wanted a brain and the tin man wanted a-

*Coughs loudly*

Sorry - but that's pretty damn amazing.
11-23-2008, 07:58 PM
Xente

thats such a heartbreaking story
11-23-2008, 08:01 PM
Nichons

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Originally Posted by Xente

thats such a heartbreaking story

i c wut u did thar
11-23-2008, 08:20 PM
Magato

Wow thats pretty scary.......but good for her, Row Row Fight the powa....or something like that.
11-23-2008, 08:45 PM
kain222

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Originally Posted by Xente

thats such a heartbreaking story

Why did i not think someone would post this?
11-23-2008, 09:00 PM
Leviarel

Holy crap.

On a brighter note, that's some awesome stuff.
11-23-2008, 09:25 PM
GrandHustle

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Originally Posted by Xente

thats such a heartbreaking story

That joke was ****ing heartless.
11-23-2008, 09:30 PM
Mr. First Name Basis

Well I guess she crossed her heart and hoped not to die.

Ok I guess i'm not so good with the cliche phrases.
11-23-2008, 10:10 PM
TaikoxKashi

Read this a couple days ago, still ****ing amazing.
11-23-2008, 10:30 PM
Bryan

I'd pull the "I can stop my pulse" trick on everyone.
11-23-2008, 10:35 PM
TheJESTERJ

I guess she really had her heart set on living.
11-23-2008, 10:37 PM
Pinay

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Originally Posted by Xente

thats such a heartbreaking story

i dunno why i lol'd.

but yeah it's a sad story atleast she's a live though.
11-23-2008, 10:52 PM
Popsai

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Originally Posted by TheJESTERJ

I guess she really had her heart set on living.

Oh my.....

You never fail do 'ya?
11-23-2008, 10:54 PM
Xente

im surprised that she had the strenght, courage, and heart to go along with this
11-23-2008, 11:04 PM
TheJESTERJ

My heart goes out to her friends and family.
11-23-2008, 11:07 PM
power_gamer_6

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Originally Posted by TheJESTERJ

My heart goes out to her friends and family.

LOLLED AGAIN! OH MAN AHAHAHAH
Oh boy.
11-23-2008, 11:10 PM
Xente

lol this thread has alot of heart filled puns

i know i fail, stfu
11-23-2008, 11:20 PM
Thalamast

my friends grandfather lived for 2 months without a stomach but then he died

i met him he was mad ownage since he didn't have to eat but he still drunk like 3 bottles of wine a day

thats got to be bad to servive that

i would wish i was dead
11-23-2008, 11:42 PM
DoubleDouble

I dont have a heat either...ive lost it to a woman.

lol
11-23-2008, 11:43 PM
QuakeStriker

how heartless of you guys to make heart jokes ! :(
11-23-2008, 11:45 PM
GrandHustle

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Originally Posted by QuakeStriker

how heartless of you guys to make heart jokes ! :(

Too late, that's been done.

But seriously guys, just stop. She's been through enough without random kids on the internet making fun of her. You know what? You're all a bunch of assholes.

I wish her a hearty recovery.
11-23-2008, 11:58 PM
power_gamer_6

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Originally Posted by GrandHustle

Too late, that's been done.

I chuckled heartily.
11-24-2008, 01:47 AM
Bryan

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Originally Posted by power_gamer_6

i chuckled heartily.

my heart exploded reading that alsdj0-[24ue182u4!!1 ahaha
11-24-2008, 02:35 AM
Oisterman

Medical science has come leaps and bounds hasn't it? :eye:

Awesome!
11-24-2008, 02:44 AM
Xenonight2

Did you see her picture?

She's such a hearthrob!

B)