Girl Holds Her Own Heart
This is unquestionably the most remarkable photo I’ve seen in the newspaper in weeks. It’s of a 15-year-old girl, Brittany Ward, holding her own heart. She had it replaced because hers was badly damaged by a viral infection. It’s not a particularly good photo (dig the girl’s sheepish expression), but it does succintly demonstrate the miracle of modern medicine. Apologies for the quality–I scanned it from the newspaper as I couldn’t find a copy online.
UPDATE: Because the Internet always scoops you, here’s a similar photo from 2003. This 12-year-old boy is really having some fun with his heart.
January 21st, 2005 at 12:51 am
That’s a good reminder to do something about organ donorship.
January 21st, 2005 at 8:33 am
Whoa, my brother’s heart was destroyed by a viral infection too. He didn’t get to hold his heart though…
January 21st, 2005 at 10:56 am
WHAT?? That can happen?? where does this virus come from? is it in the air? how do you know you have it??
January 21st, 2005 at 2:38 pm
This makes me kind of mildly sick. I hope never to “get” to hold my own heart.