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Twin heartache as sisters both battle killer disease
(Mirror 02/02/2009)
You would never suspect these cute twins had known any pain or suffering in their short lives.But little Lauren Williams, three, is in desperate need of a heart transplant. Her twin sister Katie is recovering from a heart swap - and their mum needs the surgery, too. They all have a rare heart condition called dilated cardiomyopathy, which causes the heart to enlarge.
Teenager lives for record 118 days without a heart before having transplant
(Daily Mail 20/11/2008)
D'Zhana Simmons, 14, was kept alive by a custom-built artificial blood-pumping device. It is the first time a child has survived for so long in this manner.The teen from South Carolina said the experiencing living with the help of a machine was 'scary.' Miss Simmons suffered from dilated cardiomyopathy, where the patient's heart becomes weakened and enlarged and doesn't pump blood efficiently.
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