Kyah DeSimone: Boston girl, 13, carries battery for 'artificial heart' in handbag via @MailOnline

Kyah DeSimone: Boston girl, 13, carries battery for 'artificial heart' in handbag

dailymail.co.uk 01 Mar '13, 11pm

Kyah DeSimone: Boston girl, 13, carries battery for 'artificial heart' in handbag via @MailOnline

Kyah DeSimone, 13, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, suffered rare heart failure at the age of 10 and has since been waiting for a donor organ In the meantime the junior high student has a titanium pump making her heart beat and keeping her alive She carries a purse with a battery to power the artificial heart which is wired through her abdomen She can even charge it through a car cigarette lighter while she's on the move

Full article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2286836/Kyah-DeSi...

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