Additionally, Kensley, 9, was born with a small aortic valve, undergoing heart surgery a few weeks after birth. At 1 month old, she had hers replaced with a pig valve, but doctors warned that it ...

OK, so there's really nothing humorous or easy about heart transplant surgery. Last year in the U.S., almost 800 men, women, and children died while waiting for suitable donor hearts. But despite ...