Teen lives 4 months with no heart, leaves hospital

November 19th, 2008 in Medicine & Health / Other

(AP) -- D'Zhana Simmons says she felt like a "fake person" for 118 days when she had no heart beating in her chest. "But I know that I really was here," the 14-year-old said, "and I did live without a heart."

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